Patent ID: 7513886
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A balloon catheter comprising: a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a balloon inflation lumen extending to the distal end; a balloon having a distal end, a proximal end attached to the distal end of the catheter body, and an expandable region between the distal and proximal ends; and a guidewire tube disposed within the balloon and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a guidewire lumen therebetween, wherein the proximal end of the guidewire tube is spaced distally of the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the distal end of the guidewire tube is spaced-distally from the distal end of the expandable region of the balloon by a distance greater than the distance between the proximal end of the guidewire tube and the proximal end of the expandable region of the balloon.