Process for folding drug coated balloon

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9101740-B2
Application number	US-201414200498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2014
Priority date	Sep 15, 2010
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

Device, system, method of coating an expandable member is provided. The method comprises providing an expandable member with a plurality of folds defined therein, the expandable member having a folded configuration and a fully expanded configuration at a rated nominal pressure. The expandable member is inflated to an initial pressure of from 10% to about 300% of nominal pressure. A therapeutic agent is disposed on at least a portion of the expandable member. The expandable member is partially deflated to an intermediate pressure by withdrawing an amount of inflation medium from the expandable member, and by applying an external force to the expandable member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for coating an expandable member having a plurality of folds defined therein, the expandable member having a folded configuration and a fully expanded configuration at a rated nominal pressure, the system comprising:
an inflator adapted to inflate an expandable member to an initial pressure between about 10% to about 300% of the rated nominal pressure;
a dispenser to dispose a therapeutic agent on at least a portion of the expandable member…

Assignees

• Abbott Lab

Inventors

• Serna Benjamyn
• Nguyen Binh

Classifications

• A61M2025/1031

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61M25/1029 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61L29/08

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61M25/1027 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61L29/16

  Human Necessities · mapped topic