Patent ID: 6206852
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A balloon catheter, comprising:an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and proximal and distal sections disposed therebetween;an inflatable member disposed on the distal shaft section and having a proximal end, a distal end at a location proximal to the shaft distal end, and an interior chamber;an inflation lumen extending within at least a portion of the elongated shaft to a location proximal to the shaft distal end and in fluid communication with the inflatable member interior chamber;a guidewire receiving lumen defined, at least in part, by a tubular member sealingly secured to the inflatable member distal end, and extending through at least the distal section of the elongated shaft to the shaft distal end, and having a distal tip with proximal and distal edges on opposite sides of the distal tip and a face tapering in a distal direction from the proximal edge to the distal edge.