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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Goodman Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Kenshi Iwano, Seto, JP;
Takamasa Miyake, Seto, JP;
Takafumi Mizuno, Seto, JP;
Tomokazu Ogawa, Seto, JP;
Keisuke Ogawa, Seto, JP;
Soichiro Fujisawa, Seto, JP;
Mitsuhiro Ota, Seto, JP;
Yuki Nakagawa, Seto, JP;
GOODMAN CO., LTD., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A balloon catheter includes a balloon/shaft assembly and a linear member. The balloon/shaft assembly includes a catheter shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end and a balloon connected to the catheter shaft. The linear member straddles an inflatable region of the balloon and is mounted on the balloon/shaft assembly. The linear member includes a hard portion and a flexible portion. The hard portion includes at least an outer portion disposed on an opposite side to an inner portion facing the inflatable region, of a portion disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the inflatable region in an inflated state. The flexible portion is a portion other than the hard portion. The flexible portion is extendable and has a lower hardness than the hard portion.