Material removal from balloon cone

摘要

A material-removing machine for removing material from a cone section of a medical balloon includes a material-removing element operatively connected to a prime mover such that operation of the prime mover imparts rotation to the material-removing element about a rotational axis. The material-removing element includes an interior surface defining a generally conical-shaped cavity extending along the rotational axis and adapted to receive at least a longitudinal portion of a cone section of an expanded medical balloon for removing material from the longitudinal portion of the cone section to reduce a wall thickness of the cone section. Material may be removed continuously around a 360-degree exterior perimeter of the longitudinal portion of the cone section of the medical balloon to reduce the thickness of the balloon wall defining the cone section.

主权项

1. A material-removing machine for removing material from a cone section of a medical balloon comprising:
a prime mover; and a material-removing element operatively connected to the prime mover such that operation of the prime mover imparts rotation to the material-removing element about a rotational axis, the material-removing element including an interior surface defining a generally conical-shaped cavity extending along the rotational axis and adapted to receive at least a longitudinal portion of a cone section of an expanded medical balloon, wherein at least a portion of the interior surface is adapted to remove material from the longitudinal portion of the cone section to reduce a wall thickness of the cone section.