Patent 8002741 was granted and assigned to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a woven fabric layer composed of at least two woven fabric fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.