US 11,919,222 B2
Parison for forming blow molded medical balloon with modified portion, medical balloon, and related methods
Paul Fillmore, Gilbert, AZ (US); Allan Ronan, Enniscorthy (IE); Eoin Ryan, Clontarf (IE); and Andrew Schaffer, Tempe, AZ (US)
Assigned to CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Enniscorthy (IE)
Filed by CLEARSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Enniscorthy (IE)
Filed on May 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/741,808.
Application 17/741,808 is a division of application No. 14/383,764, granted, now 11,357,956, previously published as PCT/US2013/029974, filed on Mar. 8, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/608,908, filed on Mar. 9, 2012.
Claims priority of application No. 2008445 (NL), filed on Mar. 9, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266499 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 49/22 (2006.01); A61L 29/18 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29D 22/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 49/22 (2013.01) [A61L 29/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/1027 (2013.01); A61M 25/1029 (2013.01); B29C 49/0005 (2013.01); B29D 22/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1031 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1075 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1079 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1086 (2013.01); B29C 2049/222 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7543 (2013.01); B32B 2535/00 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing an at least partially radiopaque balloon, comprising:
blow molding a first layer of a material having a functional modification and a second layer of material together to form the balloon;
wherein the blow molding step comprises providing the first layer along an outer surface of the second layer; and
wherein an outer surface of the first layer comprises the functional modification.