Patent ID: 8540668

Claim:
A balloon catheter, comprising: an elongate catheter shaft, the catheter shaft including a tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending at least partially the length therebetween; wherein one or more cuts are formed in the tubular member; wherein the one or more cuts define a first portion of the tubular member and a second portion of the tubular member; a coating disposed along the first portion of the tubular member; wherein the coating fluidly seals the one or more cuts along the first portion of the tubular member; an inner tubular member disposed within the lumen of the tubular member, wherein the inner tubular member is spaced apart from the tubular member, and the space between the tubular member and the inner tubular member defines an inflation lumen; a balloon coupled to the second portion of the tubular member; and wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen.