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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/044 (2013.01); A61B 2018/046 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon ablation catheter includes a catheter shaft containing a reinforcement wire in a thick section; a balloon provided at an end of the catheter shaft; and a high-frequency electric current electrode arranged in the balloon; which balloon ablation catheter satisfies L>t, wherein L represents the shortest distance from the surface of the reinforcement wire to the surface of the catheter shaft, and t represents the wall thickness of the thinnest portion of the balloon.