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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Steen Aggerholm, St. Heddinge, DK;
Tue Bödewadt, Solroed Strand, DK;
Thomas Lysgaard, Solroed Strand, DK;
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A balloon catheter assembly comprises a balloon having attached to or in its wall one or more filar elements, extending from one end of the balloon to the other. The filar elements are made of a material which is at least as flexible as the material forming the walls of the balloon. In the event of circular burst of the balloon, the filar element(s) prevent disconnection of the material of the balloon into two or more separate pieces. The filar element(s) become attached to or in the material of the balloon wall when the raw material is inflated to the shape of a mold. The filar elements may comprise a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber or a metal wire.