Balloon catheters are often used to expand narrow areas within the body, redirect or prevent fluid flow, or to deliver implants. There are a variety of catheter devices that utilize balloons, such as:
Dilation Catheters - These catheters typically utilize a balloon system to open vessels to a precise diameter and relieve blocked passageways within the body.
Occlusion Catheters - These catheters offer a way to manipulate objects or fluid within the vessels to redirect to other areas of the body or prevent movement from one area to the next.
Ablation Catheters - These catheters can be aided by balloons to help secure the catheter in a precise location while treatment occurs.
Implant Delivery Catheters - These catheters deliver implants (e.g. stent, stent-graft, frame, etc.) to enhance the tissue structure or provide scaffolding.
Material, Shape, and Configuration Options
Medical Murray can manufacture balloon catheters in a variety of materials, shapes, and configurations to fit your medical device’s needs. We can also tailor your balloon catheter design to fit different levels of compliance standards, such as:
Compliant Balloons - Made from Elastomers and Thermoplastic elastomers, these will expand during inflation and conform to the surroundings.
Semi-Compliant Balloons - Made from Urethanes and Pebax®, these will inflate to shape and expand slightly more.
Non-Compliant Balloons - Made from PET, Polyester and Nylon, these will inflate to shape, but not expand anymore.
Shape Variety - Spherical, dog bone, offset, tapered, multi-lumen, cylindrical, stepped, balloon-in-balloon, and more.
Balloon Catheter Manufacturing Capabilities
We can create and assemble your balloon with the following capabilities:
- Balloon bonding (using heat, glue, & laser)
- Balloon blowing, forming, fluting, & casting
- Balloon wrapping, pleating & folding
- Balloon coating & masking
- Balloon bonding (using heat, glue, & laser)
- Balloon blowing, forming, fluting, & casting
- Balloon wrapping, pleating & folding
- Balloon coating & masking
- Tipping
- Hole punching, drilling & skiving
- Marker band swaging or shaft integration
- RF welding
- Tipping
- Hole punching, drilling & skiving
- Marker band swaging or shaft integration
- RF welding
Balloon Testing Processes
Medical Murray offers a variety of functional and standardized testing for balloon catheters, including but not limited to - ISO 10555 Catheter Testing, Burst Pressure Testing, Fatigue Testing, Simulated Use, Leak Testing, Tensile Strength, and Cyclical Testing.
We are also able to develop custom testing protocols to fit the testing needs of your balloon catheters and balloons.