Claims
- 1. A non-compliant medical balloon, where the non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon, comprising:
a first fiber layer; a second fiber layer over said first fiber layer such that the fibers of the first fiber layer and the fibers of the second fiber layer form an angle; a binding layer coating the first fiber layer and said second fiber layer; wherein an interior surface area of the non-compliant medical balloon remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.
- 2. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said first fiber layer comprises inelastic fibers.
- 3. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said first fiber layer comprises a plurality of parallel first fibers.
- 4. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer adhering to said first fiber layer.
- 5. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said second fiber layer comprises a plurality of parallel second fibers.
- 6. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said angle is substantially a right angle.
- 7. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said angle does not change when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.
- 8. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 3, wherein said plurality of parallel first fibers are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the balloon.
- 9. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 5, wherein said plurality of parallel second fibers are substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the balloon.
- 10. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said binding layer is a polymeric coating.
- 11. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 10, wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a polymer.
- 12. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 10, wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a copolymer.
- 13. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 3, wherein said parallel first fibers each have a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.
- 14. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 5, wherein said parallel second fibers each have a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.
- 15. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 5, wherein said parallel second fibers have a wind density of approximately 50 wraps per inch.
- 16. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, wherein said angle is about ten degrees.
- 17. The non-compliant medical balloon of claim 1, further comprising a third fiber layer on said second fiber layer.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/523,817 filed Mar. 13, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08,873,413, filed Jun. 12, 1997, which claims benefit of U.S. provisional application 60/019,931, filed Jun. 14, 1996.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60019931 |
Jun 1996 |
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Continuations (1)
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09523817 |
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10726960 |
Dec 2003 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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