BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BALLOON CATHETER

摘要

The present invention provides a catheter which makes it possible for a biaxial type balloon catheter having a flexible structure in the joint part between a sleeve on the proximal side of the balloon and a shaft on the distal side thereof, showing no abrupt change in rigidity, reducing the step, and capable of being smoothly advanced through highly constricted and curved blood vessel portions, to be manufactured easily with a high production yield using a small number of manufacturing steps. The balloon catheter is a biaxial type for medical use, wherein only the inflation lumen of the shaft is removed from the area extending from the joint part between the shaft and the balloon sleeve on the proximal side to the distal end of the shaft, and main walls of the inflation lumen on the distal side from the joint part are formed by the proximal side balloon sleeve.