Textured and/or marked balloon for stent delivery
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1. A catheter comprising a single-piece marked medical balloon having a first end, a second end, a middle disposed midway between the first and second ends, the balloon marked to indicate the location of the middle, the middle having an outer surface the entire outer surface of the middle being texturized, the outer surface of the middle having an ink applied thereto.
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Abstract
Desired portions of a balloon may be marked by varying the texture of the surface. Marking the balloon facilitates positioning of the balloon on a catheter and facilitates positioning a medical device on the balloon.
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- 1. A catheter comprising a single-piece marked medical balloon having a first end, a second end, a middle disposed midway between the first and second ends, the balloon marked to indicate the location of the middle, the middle having an outer surface the entire outer surface of the middle being texturized, the outer surface of the middle having an ink applied thereto.
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10. A catheter comprising a medical balloon having a first end, a second end, a middle disposed midway between the first and second ends, the balloon marked to indicate the location of the middle wherein an outer surface of the middle of the balloon is texturized by a surface characterized by a plurality of peaks and valleys in the surface of the balloon, the texturized surface having a depth of about 0.0005 inches to about 0.0010 inches from peak to valley.
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11. A catheter having in sequence:
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a proximal waist portion;
a proximal cone portion;
a body portion having a first end and a second end;
a distal cone portion; and
a distal waist portion;
the body portion including at least one position marking thereon located midway between the first and second ends indicating the location of the middle of the balloon, wherein at least one position marking is in the form of a textured band extending about the circumference of the balloon, the band having a line extending about the circumference of the balloon disposed therein.
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- 12. A catheter comprising a medical balloon having a first end, a second end, a middle disposed midway between the first and second ends, the balloon marked to indicate the location of the middle wherein the medical balloon has a textured region and one or more markings within the textured region to indicate the location of the middle of the balloon.
- 15. A catheter comprising a medical balloon having a first end, a second end, a middle disposed midway between the first and second ends, the balloon marked by a textured region to indicate the location of the middle, the textured region defining the entirety of an outer surface of the middle, the textured region being characterized by a plurality of peaks and valleys in the outer surface of the balloon, the textured region having a depth of about 0.0005 inches to about 0.0010 inches from peak to valley.
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23. A catheter having in sequence:
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a proximal waist portion;
a proximal cone portion;
a body portion having a first end and a second end;
a distal cone portion; and
a distal waist portion;
the body portion including at least one texturized position marking thereon located midway between the first and second ends indicating tie location of the middle of the balloon, the at least one position marking for a band about the circumference of the balloon, the band having a width, the width of the band being from about 0.005 inches to about 0.008 inches. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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