Inflatable medical devices
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1. An inflatable device for use in a biological body, comprising:
- a balloon defining a longitudinal axis having a longitudinal axis length, the balloon comprising a fiber having a fiber length, wherein the fiber length is from about 175% to about 300% of the longitudinal axis length, wherein the fiber is parallel with the longitudinal axis, and wherein the balloon has a closed longitudinal end.
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Abstract
Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein.
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1. An inflatable device for use in a biological body, comprising:
a balloon defining a longitudinal axis having a longitudinal axis length, the balloon comprising a fiber having a fiber length, wherein the fiber length is from about 175% to about 300% of the longitudinal axis length, wherein the fiber is parallel with the longitudinal axis, and wherein the balloon has a closed longitudinal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An inflatable device for use in a biological body, comprising:
a balloon comprising a wall comprising a reinforcement fiber, wherein the balloon has a a distal terminal end having a distal-most point oriented substantially along a longitudinal axis of the balloon, and wherein the balloon has no longitudinal through-lumen extending through the proximal terminal end and through the distal terminal end, and wherein the reinforcement fiber is in a matrix, wherein the reinforcement fiber is oriented parallel with the longitudinal axis of the balloon, and wherein the reinforcement fiber extends around the distal-most point of the distal terminal end of the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
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a balloon comprising a wall comprising a plurality of fiber tape strips; wherein the balloon has a closed distal end, and wherein the plurality of fiber tape strips overlay one another such that the fibers therein meet at regular angles at the closed distal end. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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