MEDICAL BALLOON WITH REINFORCING MEMBER

Catheter assemblies and methods for making and using catheter assemblies are disclosed. An example a catheter assembly includes a catheter shaft and a balloon attached to the catheter shaft. The balloon includes a body and a proximal waist portion. The proximal waist portion has a proximal end. The catheter assembly also has a fiber braid including one or more individual filaments disposed along the balloon. The fiber braid has a proximal end aligned with the proximal end of the waist portion. The catheter assembly also has a polymer sleeve disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein in the polymer sleeve abuts the proximal end of the balloon waist and the proximal end of the braid. 公开了导管组件、及用于制造和使用导管组件的方法。示例性的导管组件包括导管轴和附接到该导管轴的球囊。该球囊包括本体和近侧腰部。该近侧腰部具有近端。该导管组件还具有包括沿球囊设置的一条或多条单独丝线的纤维编织物。该纤维编织物具有与腰部的近端对齐的近端。该导管组件还具有设置在导管轴上的聚合物护套，其中该聚合物护套与球囊腰的近端和编织物的近端邻接。