Laser balloon catheter
CA 1319399 C · Owner: Beth Israel Hospital Association (The) · Inventors: Spears, J. Richard; Sinofsky, Edward L.; Wagner, Maria S.
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A laser balloon catheter intended primarily for coronary angioplasty includes a flexible tube having an inflatable balloon secured to its distal end a, central shaft within the balloon for carrying a guide wire, an optical fiber for carrying laser radiation through the flexible tube into the balloon, and a tip assembly in the balloon for directing laser radiation outwardly through a major portion of the balloon surface while limiting shadowing by the central shaft. The tip assembly preferably includes a tip portion of the optical fiber contained within a transparent, heat-formable tube and formed into a spiral shape around the central shaft by the heat-formable tube. The optical fiber tip …
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- Granted June 22, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 22, 2010.
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