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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Masayasu Shimaru, Settsu, JP;
KANEKA CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a method for producing a balloon catheter having a high-quality balloon, the method enabling an entire mold to be uniformly heated. A method for producing a balloon catheter having a shaft extending in a distal-proximal direction and a balloon provided on a distal side of the shaft, the method comprising: a tubular body placement step of placing a resin tubular body () inside a mold (); a mold placement step of placing the mold () inside a heating jacket (); a heating start step of starting heating the heating jacket (); an elongation start step of starting elongating the resin tubular body () in a lengthwise direction thereof an elongation end step of ending elongating the resin tubular body (); and a heating end step of ending heating the heating jacket (), wherein the heating end step is performed before the elongation end step.