INTERVENTIONAL CATHETER

摘要

An interventional catheter for angioplasty and the like, comprising a catheter tube (1) formed of two superposed layers 3 and 4 of materials different from one another. Over the distal end 2 of the catheter tube 1 is positioned a balloon 6 with a distal neck 7 sealingly surrounding the outer layer 4 of the catheter tube. A tip 8 is formed by a piece of material 12 welded to the distal end 2 of the catheter tube and the distal neck 7 of the balloon 6 also welds to the proximal portion 9 of the tip 8.