DRUG COATED BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

A drug coated balloon (DCB) catheter (4) comprising a connector (8), a shaft (20) extending from a proximal end (24) to a distal end (28) along an axial direction (X-X) and having a guidewire lumen (32) and an inflation lumen (36), the shaft being connected to the connector (8) on said proximal end...

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1. Verfasser:	SCHAFFNER, Silvio
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	A drug coated balloon (DCB) catheter (4) comprising a connector (8), a shaft (20) extending from a proximal end (24) to a distal end (28) along an axial direction (X-X) and having a guidewire lumen (32) and an inflation lumen (36), the shaft being connected to the connector (8) on said proximal end (24), wherein the shaft (20) being provided with an inflatable balloon (48), fluidically connected with said inflation lumen (36) in order to be selectively inflated and/or deflated. Advantageously, the balloon (48) is coated with a drug to be delivered on a target lesion, an external wall (52) of the shaft (20), opposite to said lumens (32,36), is covered with a lubricant, and said guidewire lumen (32) is internally covered with a lubricant.