Balloons for prosthetic valve delivery apparatus and methods of assembly

• Main Authors: MARIA L. SARAVIA, MAK SOVANPHEAP, LE THANH HUY, LOOS DAVID JOHN, MURAD MICHAEL C, WHITEHEAD HALEY NICOLE, LE TUNG T, NGUYEN KIM D, TRAN SONNY, AVERY NEAL H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Hebrew
• Published: 01.01.2022

Embodiments of a balloon cover for a balloon catheter are disclosed. The balloon cover can include a first shell member and a second shell member. The first and second shell members are configured to matingly engage with each other to define a lumen that is configured to receive a distal portion of the balloon catheter. The first shell member includes a plurality of first wedges juxtaposed with a plurality of first cavities and the second shell member comprises a plurality of second wedges juxtaposed with a plurality of second cavities. The first wedges are offset with the second wedges such that when the first and second shell members are matingly engaged with each other, the plurality of first wedges are received by the plurality of second cavities and the plurality of second wedges are received by the plurality of first cavities