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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jessica Chiu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul Reiss, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Newton, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric D. Peterson, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
Abstract
A multi-lumen balloon for use in a fluted balloon centering catheter and method for providing the same. The multi-lumen balloon maintains a radiation source at the center of a cardiovascular artery, has improved blood perfusion capability, and has improved balloon refolding characteristics. The method of fabricating a multi-lumen balloon designed for a radiation centering catheter uses an improved extrusion process that allows the manufacture of the multi-lumen balloon sub-assembly to be done separately from the catheter shaft assembly.