| US 7,331,933 B2 | ||
| Balloon catheter with a compression member for balloon bonding | ||
| Christopher L. Steadham, San Jose, Calif. (US); Christopher C. Pfaff, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Brett W. Cryer, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 31, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/335,481. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0127850 A1, Jul. 01, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 29/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—96.01 | 16 Claims |
| 1. A balloon catheter, comprising:
a) an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen;
b) a balloon on a distal section of the elongated shaft having an uninflated configuration, an inflated configuration, an
interior in fluid communication with the at least one lumen and having at least one skirt section, the skirt section having
a circumference around which the skirt section is bonded to the shaft in the inflated and uninflated configurations; and
c) a compression member fitted about a portion of the at least one skirt section so as to compress said skirt section against
said elongated shaft such that the compression member has an outer diameter not greater than an outer diameter of said skirt
section immediately adjacent to said compression member to secure the at least one balloon skirt section to a portion of the
elongated shaft without said portion of the skirt section having a reduced inner diameter.
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