TEXTILE-REINFORCED HIGH-PRESSURE BALLLOON

摘要

A method of preparing a textile-reinforced medical dilation balloon is provided, including a woven tubular textile sleeve with substantially longitudinal thermoplastic warp threads and at least one weft thread woven substantially perpendicular relative to the warp threads, where the sleeve defines a sleeve lumen. A medical dilation balloon is disposed within the sleeve lumen, and a coating substantially covers the inner and outer surfaces of the sleeve, attaching it to the balloon.

主权项

1. A process of making a textile-reinforced medical dilation balloon, said process comprising the steps of:
constructing a seamless woven tubular textile sleeve including substantially longitudinal warp threads and at least one weft thread woven helically along a winding pitch that is substantially perpendicular relative to the warp threads,
such that every at least one weft thread extends around, through, and along the length of the sleeve with the warp threads and unidirectionally helically between and from a proximal neck portion to a distal neck portion along an identical winding pitch, orsuch that every at least one weft thread extends around, through, and along a length of the sleeve and unidirectionally helically between and from a distal neck portion to a proximal neck portion along an identical winding pitch,and wherein the sleeve defines a sleeve lumen; directing a medical dilation balloon disposed on an inflation catheter into the sleeve lumen; and heating a portion of the balloon and/or of the sleeve sufficiently to thermally bond the sleeve to the inflation catheter.