Patent ID: 6068610
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A balloon catheter device comprising:(a) an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;(b) an inflatable balloon attached proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft, said inflatable balloon having a proximal waist and a distal waist with an expandable portion therebetween;(c) guide wire tube forming a guide wire lumen therethrough extending along an exterior of the balloon, wherein said guide wire tube is elastic and upon inflation of said balloon, is radially compressed, substantially collapsing a portion of the guide wire lumen extending along the exterior of said expandable portion of said balloon, wherein said guide wire tube is affixed both proximal and distal of said expandable portion of said balloon with no point of attachment on said expandable portion of said balloon.