Non-compliant medical balloon having a longitudinal fiber layer

Abstract

A non-compliant medical balloon is formed with a first fiber layer including a first fiber and a second fiber layer over said first fiber layer. The first fiber is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the non-compliant medical balloon.

1 . A non-compliant medical balloon comprising: 
 a first fiber layer including a first fiber;    a second fiber layer over said first fiber layer;    wherein first fiber is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said non-compliant medical balloon.    
     
     
         2 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , wherein said first fiber layer comprises inelastic fibers.  
     
     
         3 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , wherein said first fiber layer comprises a plurality of parallel first fibers.  
     
     
         4 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer adhering to said first fiber layer.  
     
     
         5 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , wherein said second fiber layer comprises a plurality of parallel second fibers.  
     
     
         6 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , wherein the fibers of the first fiber layer and the fibers of the second fiber layer form an angle.  
     
     
         7 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 6 , wherein said angle is substantially a right angle.  
     
     
         8 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 6 , wherein said angle does not change when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.  
     
     
         9 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , further comprising a binding layer substantially coating said first fiber layer and said second fiber layer.  
     
     
         10 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of parallel second fibers are substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the balloon.  
     
     
         11 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 10 , wherein said binding layer is a polymeric coating.  
     
     
         12 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 11 , wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a polymer.  
     
     
         13 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 11 , wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a copolymer.  
     
     
         14 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 3 , wherein said parallel first fibers each have a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.  
     
     
         15 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 5 , wherein said parallel second fibers each have a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.  
     
     
         16 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 5 , wherein said parallel second fibers have a wind density of approximately 50 wraps per inch.  
     
     
         17 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 6 , wherein said angle is about ten degrees.  
     
     
         18 . The non-compliant medical balloon of  claim 1 , further comprising a third fiber layer on said second fiber layer.  
     
     
         19 . A balloon comprising: 
 a first fiber;    a second fiber over said first fiber;    wherein said first fiber is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said balloon.    
     
     
         20 . The balloon of  claim 19 , wherein said first fiber is an inelastic fiber.  
     
     
         21 . The balloon of  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of first fibers parallel to said first fiber.  
     
     
         22 . The balloon of  claim 19 , further comprising an adhesive adhering to said first fiber.  
     
     
         23 . The balloon of  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of second fibers parallel to said second fiber.  
     
     
         24 . The balloon of  claim 19 , wherein said first fiber and said second fiber meet at an angle.  
     
     
         25 . The balloon of  claim 24  wherein said angle is substantially a right angle.  
     
     
         26 . The balloon of  claim 24 , wherein said angle does not change when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.  
     
     
         27 . The balloon of  claim 19 , further comprising a binding layer substantially coating said first fiber and said second fiber.  
     
     
         28 . The balloon of  claim 23  wherein said plurality of parallel second fibers are substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the balloon.  
     
     
         29 . The balloon of  claim 27 , wherein said binding layer is a polymeric coating.  
     
     
         30 . The balloon of  claim 29 , wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a polymer.  
     
     
         31 . The balloon of  claim 29 , wherein said polymeric coating is formed of a copolymer.  
     
     
         32 . The balloon of  claim 19 , wherein said first fiber has a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.  
     
     
         33 . The balloon of  claim 19 , wherein said second fiber has a thickness of about 0.0005 inch.  
     
     
         34 . The balloon of  claim 19 , wherein said second fiber is wound around a circumference of the balloon with a wind density of approximately 50 wraps per inch.  
     
     
         35 . The balloon of  claim 24 , wherein said angle is about ten degrees.  
     
     
         36 . The balloon of  claim 19 , further comprising a third fiber on said second fiber.