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Balloon catheter and method of manufacture

  • US 6,319,229 B1
  • Filed: 11/03/1999
  • Issued: 11/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inflatable balloon catheter, comprising:

  • an elongate tubular body having proximal and distal ends;

    a lumen extending through the tubular body from the proximal end to the distal end;

    an inflatable balloon with an interior volume in fluid communication with the lumen, the balloon having proximal and distal ends both of which are bonded concentrically to the tubular body by an adhesive, the balloon having a working area within the interior volume;

    an opening in a side wall of the elongate tubular body positioned at least partially between the proximal and distal ends of the balloon for communicating fluids from the lumen to the interior volume of the balloon; and

    a pair of adhesive stops located on the elongate tubular body and on either side of the opening and within the interior volume of the balloon to prevent the adhesive from wicking into the working area of the balloon.

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