Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited

Boris Warnack

Suk-Woo Ha

Andrew Jeffrey

Günter Lorenz

Michael Jetter

Martin Rickert

Stefan Leuthold

Christine Pagel

Doreen Seeger

A balloon catheter comprising a catheter tube, an inflatable and deflatable balloon fixed to the catheter tube and a refolding device for folding the balloon onto the catheter tube during balloon deflation, wherein the refolding device includes at least one flap arrangement being fixed on the catheter tube and being disposed within the balloon.

Balloon catheter

The present invention relates to a catheter comprising an outer tube; an inner tube; and a balloon fixed at its proximal sleeve to the outer tube and at its distal sleeve to the inner tube, wherein the inner tube comprises an elastic segment.

Balloon catheter with elastic segment

In order to enhance the flexibility and trackability of a catheter () that is particularly adapted for use in delivering a stent (), the catheter () comprises a marker arrangement () that includes at least one marker () made from a wire of a highly radiopaque and ductile material. Said wire is preferably wrapped around a second inner tube () of the catheter ().

Balloon catheter with radioopaque marker

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Boris Warnack