Patent ID: 8221350

Claim:
A balloon catheter, comprising: a) an elongated shaft having an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen; b) a balloon on a distal shaft section, having a proximal and distal skirt section with at least a portion of each skirt section secured to the shaft so that an interior chamber of the balloon is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; c) a distal compression member on an outer surface of the balloon distal skirt section for securing said balloon distal skirt to said shaft, wherein said compression member has an inner and outer diameter; and d) a distal end cap affixed to and encircling the shaft distal to said distal balloon skirt, the end cap having an outer diameter greater than said inner diameter of said compression member and no greater than said outer diameter of said compression member whereby said distal end cap prevents a dislodged compression member from slipping off said catheter shaft without increasing balloon profile, wherein the distal end cap is formed of an adhesive that is directly bonded to said shaft.