EP1663376A4
Improved balloon catheter and treatment apparatus
Abstract
A balloon catheter. The balloon is of a composite material having the flexibility and elastic characteristics of an elastomeric material, yet exhibiting the growth limits of inelastic materials. The balloon may be provided in various shapes. The balloon may be treated to maintain a substantially constant length during inflation and deflation. The balloon may be provided with regions of porosity for the delivery of therapeutic agents, and may be treated to exhibit regions of distinct compliance. Also disclosed is an apparatus, which may be used to impart the regions of distinct compliance into the balloon.
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| 655665 | United States of America | – | |
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| 2004004031 | United States of America | W |
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| EP1556119A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| WO2005025648A3 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| EP1663376A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| EP1663376A4This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| US7335184B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1663376B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
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| DE602004019107D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| CA2491456C | Canada | C | |
| EP1556119A4 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| EP1556119B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| CA2537565C | Canada | C |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1663376
- Application
- 47102504
Titles3
- German
- VERBESSERTER BALLONKATHETER UND BEHANDLUNGSGERÄT
- English
- IMPROVED BALLOON CATHETER AND TREATMENT APPARATUS
- French
- CATHETER A BALLONNET PERFECTIONNE, ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT
Classification
- CPC, 9
- A61M25/10
- A61L29/085
- A61L29/126
- A61L29/146
- A61M25/007
- A61M25/1029
- A61M2025/105
- A61M2025/1075
- A61M2025/1086
- IPC, 7
- A61M25 00
- A61F2 958
- A61L29 08
- A61L29 12
- A61L29 14
- A61M
- A61M29 00
Designated states27
- Contracting states, 27
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sweden
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- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye