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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicant:
David G. Burton, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
David G. Burton, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1031 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon catheter is provided with integral channels for securing dilation elements to the outside of the balloon. The dilation elements have an anchor portion and an intermediate portion that are disposed within first and second longitudinal cavities in the channels. The balloon may be manufactured by extruding a parison and blow molding the parison with the dilation elements installed within the channels.