Patent ID: 6585689
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A vascular catheter comprising:an elongated catheter shaft configured for introduction into a patient's vasculature, said elongated catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an inflation lumen extending from said proximal end to an inflation port located on said elongated catheter shaft, and an inflatable disk-shaped balloon member mounted on said elongated catheter shaft in fluid communication with said inflation port, said disk-shaped balloon member having aproximal surface and a distal surface and at least one adhesion point between said proximal surface and said distal surface to maintain the disk-shaped geometry of said disk-shaped balloon member when inflated; wherein said at least one adhesion point between said proximal surface and said distal surface comprises a multiplicity of adhesion points in a quilt-like pattern.