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Puncture resistant balloon catheter

  • US 5,613,979 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1993
  • Issued: 03/25/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A balloon catheter, which comprises a flexible, elongated member, an inflatable balloon carried on the elongated member to define an inflation chamber within said balloon, an inflation conduit extending along said elongated member and communicating with the inflation chamber, said inflatable balloon being made of a flexible, relatively inelastic plastic essentially free of holes and having an outer surface surrounded by an elastomeric sleeve, said sleeve being bonded throughout at least a majority of its area to said balloon outer surface to provide pin hole and abrasion resistance.

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