Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Charles Rundquist

James P Rohl

Roger W McGowan

Adam David Grovender

Eric Michael Petersen

Bruce R Forsyth

Benjamin Philip Gundale

Katharine Eckerline

Chuanjing Xu

Todd Rowe

Thomas Knowles

Jeffry Johnson

Benjamin Grundale

Benjamin Gundale

David John Lehse

David Robert Wulfman

Jason Ott

Balloon catheter and methods for making and using balloon catheters are disclosed. An example balloon catheter may include a proximal shaft. A midshaft may be attached to the proximal shaft. The midshaft may have an outer wall. A distal shaft may be attached to the midshaft. A balloon may be coupled to the distal shaft. An inflation lumen may be defined that extends from the proximal shaft, through the midshaft, and into the distal shaft. The inflation lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon. A core wire may be disposed within the inflation lumen and may be attached to the midshaft.

Balloon catheter with improved pushability

An elongate shaft of a medical catheter including a thermoset polymeric tubular member including a skived distal portion. The skived distal portion includes a distally extending trough having a convex surface and a concave surface. A thermoplastic tubular sleeve may be positioned over at least a portion of the skived distal portion of the thermoset polymeric tubular member. In some instances, the thermoplastic tubular sleeve includes a crescent-shaped tubular portion defining a crescent-shaped lumen. The trough of the skived distal portion may extend through the crescent-shaped lumen. The thermoplastic tubular sleeve is thermally bonded to the inner and outer tubular members of a distal section of the elongate shaft at a guidewire port joint.

Catheter with skived tubular member

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White Bear Lake, MN, United States of America

Charles Rundquist