There are compliant and non compliant balloons & catheters available in the market for a wide range of medical applications. Shapes are varying from “standard” cylindrical balloons to cone shaped or dogbone shape balloons. Balloons are produced using a blow molding process from an extruded tube, so they typically have two balloon legs.
Non-Compliant Dilatation Medical Balloons
- Ultra high-strength, thin wall
- PET and Nylon material
- Used for PTCA, PTA, stent delivery and other dilatation procedures
- Compliance range: 0-10% (typical)
- Optically clear (or coloured)
- Transmit light over a very broad spectrum including ND: YAG lasers (PET)
- Sizes range from 0.5 to 50 mm in diameter, virtually any working length
- Burst pressures typically range from 15-400 psi (1-27 atm)
Remember: Not all Medical balloons are equal! Just producing thin-walled balloons does not suffice. The wall thickness or thinness in the cone and neck area is just as important as a thin body, and in most circumstances, a thin neck and cone are critical for achieving low profile and flexibility (trackability).
Semi-Compliant Dilatation Medical Balloons
- High-strength, thin-walled
- PET, Nylon, Polyurethane and other thermoplastic elastomers
- Used for PTCA, PTA, stent delivery, Kyphoplasty and other dilatation procedures
- Compliance range: 10-20% (typical)
- Sizes range from 0.5 to 50 mm in diameter, virtually any working length
- Burst pressures typically range from 15-375 psi (1-25.5 atm)
Compliant Medical Balloons
- Low pressure, thin as well as thick-walled
- Polyurethane, Nylon elastomers and other thermoplastic elastomers
- Used for occlusion and anchoring in a variety of medical procedures
- Compliance range: 20-100% or more
- Sizes range from 0.5 to 60 mm in diameter, virtually any working length
- Burst pressures typically range from 0-30 psi (0-2 atm)
- Typically used to replace latex and silicone balloons in critical, high-value medical devices
Silicone Compliant Medical Balloons
- Low pressure , thin as well as thick walled
- Closed-end balloons
- Specific shapes and features achieved by moulding
- Compliant range over 100%
- Via a unique, transitional extrusion process a thin wall balloon section can be extruded in-line
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