Expandable structures for deployment in interior body regions
First Claim
1. A device for deployment into an interior body region comprisingan outer catheter tube,an inner catheter tube sized and configured to be received within the outer catheter tube, andan expandable structure having a distal end, a first end region adjacent the distal end, a proximal end, and a second end region adjacent the proximal end, the distal end being bonded to the inner catheter tube to form a first bonded region and the proximal end being bonded to the outer catheter tube to form a second bonded region, the first end region being inverted to overlie the first bonded region and the second end region being inverted to overlie the second bonded region, the expandable structure also including a middle region having an entire axial length extending between the inverted first and second end regions, the middle region, when substantially fully expanded, defining a cylinder possessing a maximum structure diameter that is uniform essentially along the entire axial length of the middle region.
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Abstract
Apparatus for deploying an expandable structure in interior body regions provide an outer catheter tube, an inner catheter tube sized and configured to be received within the outer catheter tube, and an expandable structure having a distal end and a proximal end. The expandable structure also has a first end region adjacent the distal end and a second end region adjacent the proximal end. The distal end is bonded to the inner catheter tube to form a first bonded region and the proximal end is bonded to the outer catheter tube to form a second bonded region. The first end region is inverted to overlie the first bonded region and the second end region is inverted to overlie the second bonded region.
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1. A device for deployment into an interior body region comprising
an outer catheter tube, an inner catheter tube sized and configured to be received within the outer catheter tube, and an expandable structure having a distal end, a first end region adjacent the distal end, a proximal end, and a second end region adjacent the proximal end, the distal end being bonded to the inner catheter tube to form a first bonded region and the proximal end being bonded to the outer catheter tube to form a second bonded region, the first end region being inverted to overlie the first bonded region and the second end region being inverted to overlie the second bonded region, the expandable structure also including a middle region having an entire axial length extending between the inverted first and second end regions, the middle region, when substantially fully expanded, defining a cylinder possessing a maximum structure diameter that is uniform essentially along the entire axial length of the middle region.
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