Variable Wall Thickness Balloon for Crimp Profile Reduction and Balloon Shapes for Valve Inflation Stability

Abstract: according to an example of the disclosure, a system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve includes a handle, a delivery catheter extending from the handle, and a balloon on a distal portion of the catheter, the balloon having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a central portion positioned between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the central portion configured to receive the prosthetic heart valve in a crimped condition thereon. the proximal portion may have a proximal wall thickness, the distal portion may have a distal wall thickness, and the central portion may have a central wall thickness, the central wall thickness being smaller than the proximal wall thickness and smaller than the distal wall thickness.

Inventor(s): Tyler Govek, Hans Rieckmann, Neil Theisen

CPC Classification: A61F2/2433 ({Deployment by mechanical expansion})

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