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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Daniel Lee Krautkremer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Katherine M. Prindle, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Catheter assemblies and methods for making and using catheter assemblies are disclosed. An example a catheter assembly includes a catheter shaft and a balloon attached to the catheter shaft. The balloon includes a body and a proximal waist portion. The proximal waist portion has a proximal end. The catheter assembly also has a fiber braid including one or more individual filaments disposed along the balloon. The fiber braid has a proximal end aligned with the proximal end of the waist portion. The catheter assembly also has a polymer sleeve disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein in the polymer sleeve abuts the proximal end of the balloon waist and the proximal end of the braid.