Patent ID: 11878134
Assignee: CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A balloon catheter for use with a guidewire, comprising:
an elongated tubular shaft extending in a longitudinal direction, said elongated tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
an inflatable balloon connected to the distal end of the elongated tubular shaft, the balloon having an interior compartment; and
an at least partially radiopaque insert within the interior compartment at a proximal end of the inflatable balloon, the at least partially radiopaque insert having one or more perforations;
wherein the at least partially radiopaque insert comprises a first insert, and further including a second insert being at least partially radiopaque and distal of the first insert and extending within the interior compartment of the inflatable balloon, the second insert being spaced radially outwardly from the elongated tubular shaft.