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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kumin Yang, Plymouth, MN (US);
Frederick Feller, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/1029 (2013.01); A61L 29/126 (2013.01); A61L 29/143 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 2400/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0056 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1075 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of structural layers having different properties are nested together to form the medical balloon. Certain embodiments include at least one layer comprising a fiber-reinforced polymer. The layers of the balloons can slide relative to one another in use. A structural layer may comprise metal reinforcing fibers suspended in a polymer matrix.