Patent ID: 9186486
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M,B82Y

Abstract:
1. A balloon catheter, comprising: a first elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an expandable balloon configured to receive an inflation fluid, the expandable balloon affixed to the first elongate shaft adjacent the distal end thereof; and a first and second annular electrical contacts carried by the first elongate shaft, the electrical contacts positioned adjacent to the distal end of the first elongate shaft and within the expandable balloon; wherein the expandable balloon comprises a composite material including at least one polymer and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the thermal conductivity of the composite material is in the range of 70 percent to 125 percent higher than the thermal conductivity of the at least one polymer; and wherein at least some of the plurality of carbon nanotubes extend from an inner surface of the expandable balloon to an outer surface of the expandable balloon.