BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BALLOON CATHETER

Abstract: a balloon catheter includes a balloon that includes a base-end leg portion, a base-end tapered portion, a straight portion, a tip-end tapered portion, and a tip-end leg portion. an outer surface of the balloon includes a first region and second regions that have surface roughness greater than surface roughness of the first region. the first region is formed in an outer surface of the straight tube portion and the second regions are formed in outer surfaces of the base-end leg portion, the base-end tapered portion, the tip-end tapered portion, and the tip-end leg portion.

Inventor(s): Mitsumasa Okamoto

CPC Classification: A61M25/1029 (Balloon catheters ({ takes precedence; embolectomy ; retractors ;} inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts {; stomach balloons for treatment of obesity ; oesophagal tubes }))

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