CA2659949A1 - Medical balloon and method of making the same - Google Patents

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CA2659949A1
CA2659949A1 CA002659949A CA2659949A CA2659949A1 CA 2659949 A1 CA2659949 A1 CA 2659949A1 CA 002659949 A CA002659949 A CA 002659949A CA 2659949 A CA2659949 A CA 2659949A CA 2659949 A1 CA2659949 A1 CA 2659949A1
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Carey V. Campbell
William Hammond Wiley
Lawrence D. Holden
Joel M. Greene
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/104—Balloon catheters used for angioplasty
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L29/00—Materials for catheters, medical tubing, cannulae, or endoscopes or for coating catheters
    • A61L29/08—Materials for coatings
    • A61L29/085—Macromolecular materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1027—Making of balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1029—Production methods of the balloon members, e.g. blow-moulding, extruding, deposition or by wrapping a plurality of layers of balloon material around a mandril
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1027—Making of balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1029—Production methods of the balloon members, e.g. blow-moulding, extruding, deposition or by wrapping a plurality of layers of balloon material around a mandril
    • A61M2025/1031—Surface processing of balloon members, e.g. coating or deposition; Mounting additional parts onto the balloon member's surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
    • A61M2025/1075—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having a balloon composed of several layers, e.g. by coating or embedding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
    • A61M2025/1081—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having sheaths or the like for covering the balloon but not forming a permanent part of the balloon, e.g. retractable, dissolvable or tearable sheaths
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
    • A61M2025/1084—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having features for increasing the shape stability, the reproducibility or for limiting expansion, e.g. containments, wrapped around fibres, yarns or strands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1027—Making of balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1034—Joining of shaft and balloon

Abstract

Reinforced angioplasty balloon having an external elastic sheath (28). The elastic sheath (40) maintains, along its length, a substantially uniform circular cross- section during balloon (38) inflation and forces a deflated balloon (38) into a compacted, substantially circular, wingless profile.

Claims (35)

1. A medical balloon, comprising:
a fiber reinforced balloon at least partially surrounded by an elastomeric sheath.
2. The medical balloon of claim 1, wherein the sheath has a low degree of radial strength and high degree of longitudinal strength.
3. The medical balloon of claim 2, wherein the sheath comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
4. The medical balloon of claim 2, wherein the sheath comprises fibers.
5. The medical balloon of claim 4, wherein the fibers are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber, liquid crystal polymer fiber, carbon based fiber, metal fiber, alloy fiber, and combinations thereof.
6. The medical balloon of claim 1, wherein the sheath has a first and second end portions and the first end portion is attached to a proximal end of the balloon and the second end portion is attached to a distal end of the balloon.
7. The medical balloon of claim 1, further comprising:
a catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the sheath is attached to at least the proximal end portion of the catheter.
8. The medical balloon of claim 1, wherein the reinforced fibers comprise one continuous fiber.
9. The medical balloon of claim 1, wherein the reinforced fibers are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber, liquid crystal polymer fiber, carbon based fiber, metal fiber, alloy fiber, and combinations thereof.
10. The medical balloon of claim 1, wherein the reinforced fibers are arranged in a first pattern and a second pattern, wherein the first pattern is different than the second pattern.
11. The medical balloon of claim 10, wherein the first pattern is substantially aligned to a longitudinal axis of the balloon.
12. The medical balloon of claim 10, wherein the second pattern is arranged substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the balloon.
13. A medical balloon, comprising:
a balloon having a longitudinal axis;
a first fiber substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the balloon; and a second fiber substantially aligned with a perpendicular axis of the balloon, wherein the first and second fiber have different cross-sectional shapes.
14. The medical balloon of claim 13, wherein the first fiber has a substantially circular cross-section.
15. The medical balloon of claim 13, wherein the second fiber has a substantially non-circular cross-section.
16. The medical balloon of claim 13, wherein the first and second fiber are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber, liquid crystal polymer fiber, carbon based fiber, metal fiber, alloy fiber, and combinations thereof.
17. The medical balloon of claim 13, further comprising:
an elastomeric sheath at least partially surrounding the medical balloon.
18. A medical balloon, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon mounted at the distal end of the catheter, wherein the distal end includes a port for inflation of the balloon;

a fiber extending from a first end portion of the balloon to a second end portion of the balloon defining a first pattern and extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the balloon defining a second pattern; and an elastomeric sheath at least partially surrounding a circumference of the balloon.
19. The medical balloon of claim 18, wherein the sheath has a low degree of radial strength and high degree of longitudinal strength.
20. The medical balloon of claim 19, wherein the sheath comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
21. The medical balloon of claim 19, wherein the sheath comprises fibers.
22. The medical balloon of claim 21, wherein the fibers are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber, liquid crystal polymer fiber, carbon based fiber, metal fiber, alloy fiber, and combinations thereof.
23. The medical balloon of claim 18, wherein the sheath has a first and second end portions and the first end portion is attached to a proximal end of the balloon and the second end portion is attached to a distal end of the balloon.
24. The medical balloon of claim 18, wherein the fiber comprises one continuous fiber.
25. The medical balloon of claim 18, wherein the fibers is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber, liquid crystal polymer fiber, carbon based fiber, metal fiber, alloy fiber, and combinations thereof.
26. The medical balloon of claim 18, wherein the first pattern is substantially aligned to a longitudinal axis of the balloon.
27. A medical balloon, comprising:

a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon having two opposed shoulder portions terminating into first and second legs, wherein the balloon is arranged over a portion of the distal end of the catheter; and a continuous fiber extending from the first leg at a first position to a second leg at a second position the fiber being at least partially wrapped around of the second leg at the second position and returning back to the first leg portion at a third position, wherein the first and third positions are different.
28. The medical balloon of claim 27, wherein the first position is proximal to the first leg.
29. The medical balloon of claim 27, wherein the first position is distal to the first leg.
30. A medical balloon, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon having two opposed shoulder portions terminating into proximal and distal legs, wherein the balloon is arranged over a portion of the distal end of the catheter;
the distal leg having a diameter;
a fiber being at least partially wrapped around the catheter distal end;
a catheter polymer tip surrounding the wrapped fiber;
the catheter polymer tip having a diameter; and the catheter polymer tip diameter being at least 75% of the distal leg diameter.
31. A medical balloon, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon having two opposed shoulder portions terminating into proximal and distal legs, wherein the balloon is arranged over a portion of the distal end of the catheter;
the distal leg having a diameter;

a fiber being at least partially wrapped around the balloon distal leg;
a catheter polymer tip surrounding the wrapped fiber;
the catheter polymer tip having a diameter; and the catheter polymer tip diameter being at least 110% of the distal leg diameter.
32. A medical balloon, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon having two opposed shoulder portions terminating into proximal and distal legs, wherein the balloon is arranged over a portion of the distal end of the catheter;
a fiber being at least partially wrapped around the balloon distal leg;
and a catheter polymer tip located distally from the wrapped fiber.
33. A medical balloon, comprising:
a catheter having a proximal and distal end;
a balloon having two opposed shoulder portions terminating into proximal and distal legs, wherein the balloon is arranged over a portion of the distal end of the catheter;
a fiber being at least partially wrapped around the distal end of the catheter; and a catheter polymer tip located distally from the wrapped fiber.
34. The method of making a medical balloon, comprising the steps of:
supplying a catheter having a balloon with an external surface;
attaching at least one fiber to the balloon external surface; and surrounding the balloon with a sheath.
35. The method of claim 34, further comprising the step of:
attaching the sheath to the balloon external surface.
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