Claims
- 1. A balloon catheter, comprising:a) a proximal shaft section defining a proximal section of an inflation lumen, and comprising a metallic tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a dual-layered polymeric jacket secured to an outer surface of the metallic tubular member, the polymeric jacket having an outer layer of a polyether block amide polymer with a coextruded inner layer of an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer adhesive bonding the outer layer to the metallic tubular member; b) a distal shaft section comprising an outer polymeric tubular member defining a distal section of the inflation lumen in fluid communication with the proximal section of the inflation lumen and having a proximal end bonded to the outer layer of the polymeric jacket, and an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member and defining a guidewire receiving lumen; and c) a balloon on the distal shaft section, having an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen.
- 2. The balloon catheter of claim 1 wherein the metallic tubular member is formed of stainless steel.
- 3. The balloon catheter of claim 1 wherein the metallic tubular member defines the proximal section of the inflation lumen.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U. S. application Ser. No. 09/345,664, filed Jun. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,193,686 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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