Granted Patent B2

US 10,065,027 · App. 14/804,984 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

Inventors: William F. Davies, Jr. (Athens, TX); Lanny R. Pepper (Larue, TX); Kelli Hayes (Athens, TX)

Assignee: BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.

A61M25/104A61M25/1029D04C1/06A61M2025/1004A61M2025/1075A61M2025/1084A61M2025/1086A61M2210/12Y10T29/49826

Abstract

Claims (12)

1. A non-compliant medical balloon comprising:

a base balloon including a pair of spaced-apart, generally conical end sections and a generally cylindrical center section therebetween;

and

a fabric layer comprising a plurality of braided fibers, wherein the braided fibers have a pitch with respect to one another, and wherein the pitch around at least one conical section is less than the pitch around the center section,

wherein the fabric layer is permanently affixed to the outer surface of the base balloon such that there is substantially no change in the angles formed between the fibers when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.

2. The medical balloon of claim 1 , wherein the fabric layer is disposed around the length of the base balloon as a braided fiber sleeve.

3. The medical balloon of claim 1 , wherein the fabric layer comprises at least one seam.

4. The medical balloon of claim 1 , further including a second fiber reinforcement layer.

5. The medical balloon of claim 4 , wherein the second fiber reinforcement layer includes longitudinal fibers.

6. The medical balloon of claim 4 , wherein the second fiber reinforcement layer includes circumferential fibers.

7. The medical balloon of claim 1 , wherein the base balloon includes a wall with a thickness of 0.0005-0.002 inches.

8. The medical balloon of claim 1 , wherein the fibers are formed of a substantially inelastic material.

Continuity (8)