US 12,402,928 B2
Multi-lobe balloon for cryoablation
Rahmani Sara, Montreal (CA); and Lies Safar Remali, Pointe-Claire (CA)
Assigned to Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto (CA)
Filed by Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto (CA)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,875.
Application 18/638,875 is a division of application No. 17/325,307, filed on May 20, 2021, granted, now 11,986,231.
Application 17/325,307 is a continuation of application No. 16/368,277, filed on Mar. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,045,245, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/368,277 is a continuation of application No. 15/988,431, filed on May 24, 2018, granted, now 10,299,848, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/988,431 is a continuation of application No. 14/944,870, filed on Nov. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,058,371, issued on Aug. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0261012 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/02 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00561 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0025 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00863 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0268 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a treatment element, the method comprising the steps of:
positioning a plurality of thermoplastic tubes around a core;
bonding the plurality of thermoplastic tubes in an array to form a parison around the core;
positioning the bonded plurality of thermoplastic tubes in a mold; and
expanding the bonded plurality of thermoplastic tubes to conform to the shape of the mold to form the treatment element to include a plurality of lobes, where each lobe of the plurality of lobes corresponds to one of the plurality of thermoplastic tubes.