WO2013094541A1 - 拡張用バルーンの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a dilatation balloon, and in particular, expands and treats an intravascular stenosis in percutaneous luminal surgery including peripheral angioplasty, coronary artery angioplasty, and valvuloplasty to restore blood flow.
- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an expansion balloon used for a balloon catheter capable of performing the above-mentioned.
- percutaneous angioplasty has been widely used for the purpose of expanding or treating stenosis or occlusion in the lumen of blood vessels and restoring or improving blood flow in coronary arteries and peripheral blood vessels.
- a balloon catheter used for percutaneous angioplasty is formed by joining a balloon for dilatation that can be inflated and deflated by adjusting internal pressure to the tip of a shaft, and a guide wire is inserted into the shaft.
- a structure in which a lumen (guide wire lumen) and a lumen (inflation lumen) for supplying a pressure fluid for adjusting balloon internal pressure are provided along the longitudinal direction of the shaft.
- a general operation example of PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) using such a balloon catheter is as follows. First, a guide catheter is inserted from a puncture site such as the femoral artery, brachial artery, and radial artery, and the distal end thereof is disposed at the entrance of the coronary artery via the aorta. Next, the guide wire inserted through the guide wire lumen is advanced beyond the stenosis site of the coronary artery, and a balloon catheter is inserted along the guide wire so that the position of the balloon matches the stenosis.
- a puncture site such as the femoral artery, brachial artery, and radial artery
- a pressure fluid is supplied to the balloon via the inflation lumen, and the balloon is inflated to expand the stenosis.
- the dilatation balloon may be inflated and contracted at a certain site, and then passed through another site (recross) to be expanded.
- the structure of the balloon for expansion consists of a cylindrical straight pipe part and conical tapers at both ends.
- the straight tube portion and the tapered portion of the balloon are alternately formed with wings and grooves, and the shape of the balloon is a folded shape extending in the longitudinal direction from the distal end to the proximal end of the balloon.
- a flat phenomenon in which a pair of opposed wings extend in the radial direction, that is, a winging shape with two wings.
- a balloon having such a shape is difficult to insert into the stenosis. Therefore, the desirable shape when the balloon is folded is that the number of wings is large (three or more). Thereby, since the dimension to a radial direction becomes short, the profile diameter at the time of folding can be reduced, and passage property becomes easy.
- various balloon folding methods have been proposed.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of controlling the folding of a balloon by providing a film thickness distribution in a balloon cross section and controlling a difference in rigidity between the thin part and the thick part.
- the thickness of the thin portion of the balloon tube is set to match the pressure strength required for the balloon. Therefore, the thick portion of the balloon tube must be extremely thick, resulting in a thick balloon as a whole, and the profile diameter when the balloon is folded is increased. In order to obtain a thin balloon as a whole, it is necessary to reduce the film thickness of the thin part of the balloon. However, as described above, the pressure strength cannot be secured.
- the ability to pass through (recross) when the balloon is expanded and then reinserted into the same or another stenosis is also important.
- the balloon of Patent Document 1 has never been said to have high insertion operability as a catheter in that the ability to pass through the initial stenosis is impaired.
- the balloon since the balloon has a large variation due to the difference in film thickness, it is difficult to stably control the folding of the balloon, and there is a big problem that the recross property is impaired.
- an excessive thickness difference must be given to the balloon tube before blow molding, it is very difficult to produce a balloon tube or a balloon using the balloon tube. It was also a problem that the yield of the balloon was lowered.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a method for controlling the folding of a balloon by forming at least three ribs (grooves) on the inner surface (thickness direction) of the balloon by using a balloon tube having ribs formed by extrusion molding. It is disclosed. However, similarly to Patent Document 1, the thickness of the rib on the thin side of the balloon tube is set to match the pressure strength required for the balloon, so the film thickness on the thick side is extremely thick. As a result, since the balloon becomes thick overall, the profile diameter at the time of balloon folding becomes large, and there is a big problem in that the initial narrowness passing property and recrossing property of the balloon portion are impaired.
- Patent Document 3 at least a plurality of longitudinal grooves continuous in the long axis direction and the same number of wings corresponding to the longitudinal grooves are shaped in advance by a mold, and a scroll-shaped cross section formed by concave grooves and convex stripes is formed.
- a method for controlling the folding of a balloon by providing a corresponding wing and a longitudinal groove to the balloon is disclosed.
- a wing and a longitudinal groove are formed, a stable folding fold can be realized.
- the balloon shape at the time of expansion is not substantially circular, and clinical Then there was a problem that it would become unusable.
- the balloon mold used for shaping has a very complicated shape, there is room for improvement in that a great deal of time is wasted on product development and the manufacturing cost is very high.
- the present invention intends to provide a balloon manufacturing method in which the balloon for expansion used in a balloon catheter has no uneven thickness of the balloon and can be stably folded. It is in. It is another object of the present invention to provide a production method which has a simple process from balloon tube to balloon production and has a good molding yield of the balloon tube and balloon.
- the present inventors obtained a balloon tube having a cut surface with a circular outer side and a polygonal inner side, and obtained by biaxial stretching blow molding. It was found that the balloon has no film thickness unevenness in the straight pipe portion, and that when this balloon is used, folding control is possible, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an expansion balloon used for a balloon catheter, and includes a balloon tube having a circular outer side of the balloon tube cutting surface perpendicular to the axial direction and a polygon having a circumscribed circle on the inner side. And a step of obtaining the balloon by placing the balloon tube in a mold and biaxially stretch-blowing to obtain the balloon.
- the present invention also relates to the method for manufacturing the balloon for expansion, wherein the balloon tube is formed of a polygon having a circular outer surface and a circumscribed circle having a multiple of 3 or 4 on the inner side.
- the balloon tube is formed of a polygon having a circumscribed circle selected from a circle, a hexagon, and an octagon on the outside of the cut surface.
- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a balloon.
- the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the expansion balloon, wherein the polygon having the circumscribed circle is a regular polygon.
- the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the balloon for expansion, wherein the outer and inner shapes of the cut surface of the balloon tube are formed over the entire length in the axial direction.
- the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the expansion balloon, wherein the balloon has a straight tube portion, and the thickness of the straight tube portion is substantially uniform.
- the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the expansion balloon, wherein the expansion ratio in the biaxial stretch blow molding is 4 or more and 9 or less.
- the production method of the present invention it is possible to provide a balloon in which the thickness of the straight tube portion of the balloon is substantially uniform and stable folding control is possible. Moreover, the balloon obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention can reduce the profile diameter when the balloon is folded as a whole. Further, according to the present invention, the process from the balloon tube to the balloon manufacturing is simple and the molding yield of the balloon tube and the balloon is high, so that the balloon can be manufactured at low cost.
- FIG. 1 is an overall simplified view of a general balloon catheter. It is a side view which shows the external appearance structure of a general dilatation balloon. It is a front view which shows typically a state when the balloon for expansion is folded. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of 1st Embodiment of the tube for balloons used by this invention.
- 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory view of a cross section of a straight tube portion of the balloon for expansion after the balloon tube of FIG. .
- the material of the balloon for expansion used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include polymer materials such as polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyamide, polyurethane elastomer, and polyamide elastomer. Further, a blend material obtained by mixing two or more of these polymer materials may be used.
- the hardness of the balloon material is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of realizing a stable folding fold, the Shore hardness is preferably 55D to 74D. Further, if the material has a Shore hardness within this range, the balloon for expansion can be formed without difficulty, and if it is lower than 55D, it tends to be rubbery, and if it is higher than 74D, it tends to be hard and difficult to swell.
- FIG. 1 is an overall simplified view of a general balloon catheter.
- the dilatation balloon obtained by the production method of the present invention is used for such a balloon catheter, for example.
- a balloon catheter 1 shown in the figure includes an expansion balloon 2, a catheter shaft 3 extending in the long axis direction, and a hub 11.
- the balloon 2 for expansion is disposed at a distal portion of the balloon catheter 1, and the balloon catheter 1
- a hub 11 is disposed in the proximal portion of 1.
- the catheter shaft 3 has a double tube structure, is joined to the proximal portion of the dilatation balloon 2 and is disposed in the lumen of the outer tube 3a and the outer tube 3a extending to the proximal portion.
- an inner tube 3b extending from the proximal side to the distal side.
- the balloon catheter 1 is a rapid exchange type in which the proximal end of the inner tube 3b penetrates the side wall of the outer tube 3a to form an opening.
- the inner tube 3b is provided with a lumen that communicates from the distal end to the proximal end so that a guide wire can be inserted therethrough.
- the outer tube 3 a has a lumen communicating from the distal end to the proximal end, and communicates with the outside from the lumen of the dilatation balloon 2 via the hub 11 by the lumen.
- the balloon catheter 1 is not limited to such a rapid exchange type, but may be an over-the-wire type in which the inner tube exists over the entire length of the outer tube, or the catheter shaft may not have a double tube structure.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external structure of a general dilatation balloon.
- the dilatation balloon 2 has a straight tube portion 4 having a cylindrical outer shape and conical tapers (distal side: 5a, proximal) at both ends thereof. Side: 5b), a cylindrical sleeve portion (distal side: 12a, proximal side: 12b) continuous from the conical taper 5.
- the distal sleeve 12a of the expansion balloon 2 is joined to the distal side of the inner tube 3b shown in FIG. 1, and the distal side of the outer tube 3a is connected to the proximal sleeve 12b of the expansion balloon 2. Joined with.
- the inner and outer diameters of the distal sleeve portion 12a are smaller than the inner and outer diameters of the proximal sleeve portion 12b, but can be appropriately changed depending on the structure of the balloon catheter. Also, the inner and outer diameters of the straight tube portion, the taper angle of the tapered portion, and the like can be appropriately changed according to the use of the balloon catheter and the like.
- the straight tube portion and the entire tapered portion are used as shown in FIG.
- a folded shape in which the wing portions 6 and the groove portions 7 are alternately formed is formed.
- the passage to the constricted part and the operability to increase the number of wings formed when contracted is three or more
- the wings 6 The length extending in the radial direction around the catheter shaft is shortened, and the profile diameter at the time of folding (hereinafter, simply referred to as “profile diameter” unless otherwise specified) is to be reduced.
- the folding shape of the balloon having a substantially uniform film thickness in the circumferential direction is stably controlled, the profile diameter is reduced, and the profile diameter is stabilized. It is essential to keep it on.
- the outer (outer peripheral shape) of the tube cut surface is circular and the inner (inner peripheral shape) is a circumscribed circle.
- a method was adopted in which the balloon tube was biaxially stretched and blow-molded. That is, in the present invention, when manufacturing an expansion balloon, a step (Step 1) of obtaining a balloon tube in which the outer side of the cut surface perpendicular to the axial direction is circular and the inner side is a polygon having a circumscribed circle is performed, Next, the balloon tube is placed in a mold and biaxially stretched blow molded to obtain a balloon (step 2).
- a balloon tube having a circular outer surface and a polygonal inner surface is formed.
- the shape of the inner side of the balloon tube used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a polygon having such a circumscribed circle. However, from the viewpoint of easily making the film thickness of the straight tube portion of the balloon almost regular, A rectangular shape is preferred. From the same viewpoint, the circumscribed circle is preferably concentric with the outer circular center. In the present invention, the term “regular polygon” does not require that all the interior angles of the polygon are exactly the same and that all the side lengths are exactly the same, and allows slight variations. .
- the inner shape of the balloon tube is a regular polygon
- various polygons can be adopted as long as the effect of the present invention is obtained. It is.
- the number of corners of the polygon is not particularly limited, but is preferably a specific number of corners as described later.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a balloon tube used in the present invention.
- the outer side of the cut surface orthogonal to the axial direction of the balloon tube 8a is circular, and the inner side is a regular triangle.
- the outer side 13a has a circular cut surface and the inner side 14a has a regular triangular cut surface over the entire length of the balloon tube 8a in the axial (length) direction.
- the vertices of the inner regular triangle are at the same position in the axial (length) direction, but the wing when formed into a balloon is formed in a spiral shape, not parallel to the axial direction of the balloon.
- each vertex of the regular triangle may be continuously changed in the axial direction.
- 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
- the outer peripheral shape of the outer side 13a of the cut surface is circular
- the inner peripheral shape of the inner side 14a is a regular triangle.
- the regular triangle that is the inner side 14a is formed such that each vertex 9a is inscribed in an inner circumscribed circle 15a that is concentric with the center of the circle of the outer side 13a.
- the diameter of the circumscribed circle 15a can be appropriately determined in consideration of the film thickness of the balloon for expansion, etc.
- the diameter of the outer circle (R1) and the circumscribed circle The ratio of the diameter (R2) of the circle (R1 / R2; a value obtained by dividing R1 by R2) is preferably 1.3 or more and 2.8 or less.
- a method for producing such a balloon tube having a regular polygon inside for example, extrusion using an extrusion die (die) having a shape corresponding to the cut surface of the desired regular polygonal balloon tube. It is possible to make it.
- a balloon tube is covered on a regular polygonal core, and further a heat-shrinkable tube is covered thereon, and then the hot-air is applied to the heat-shrinkable tube so that the balloon tube is contracted, It is also possible to obtain a tube having the same shape as the core material on the inner side and a circular shape on the outer side.
- Step 2 the balloon tube 8a is placed in a balloon mold, and the balloon tube 8a is stretched in the axial direction and the radial direction by biaxial stretch blow molding, whereby a target expansion balloon can be produced.
- the shape of the cavity of the balloon mold is, for example, when the balloon is the balloon 2 having the outer shape shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, the straight tube portion 4 having an outer shape that is cylindrical, and the tapered portions 5a and 5b having an outer shape that is substantially conical.
- the balloon whose outer shape is the cylindrical sleeve portions 12a and 12b, it has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the balloon.
- Usable molds include, for example, a structure that forms a pair that can be opened and closed, and that each pair of molds is provided with a concave shape so as to have a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the balloon when closed. It is done.
- the expansion rate at the time of blow molding (the inner diameter of the balloon mold / the inner diameter of the balloon tube; the value obtained by dividing the inner diameter of the balloon mold by the inner diameter of the balloon tube) is not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of making the film thickness substantially uniform, 4 or more is preferable and 6 or more is more preferable in the portion corresponding to the straight tube portion of the balloon. Moreover, from a viewpoint of performing blow molding stably, 9 or less is preferable and 8 or less is more preferable.
- the inner diameter of the balloon mold means the inner diameter of the cavity corresponding to the straight tube portion of the balloon
- the inner diameter of the balloon tube means the circumscribed polygon in the case of a regular polygon. Means a circle.
- Biaxial stretching may be performed under heating conditions or may be performed a plurality of times. Further, the stretching in the axial direction may be performed simultaneously with the stretching in the radial direction, or may be performed before or after that.
- the balloon for expansion thus obtained has a substantially circular inner side of the straight pipe part by biaxially stretching a balloon tube whose outer side is circular and whose inner side is a polygonal cut surface, and The film thickness of the straight pipe portion is substantially uniform in the circumferential direction.
- substantially uniform means that the coefficient of variation (standard deviation / average value) is within 6.0%. If the coefficient of variation is about this level, there will be no hindrance to the profile diameter when the balloon is folded, and a stable profile diameter can be maintained.
- annealing treatment may be performed to stabilize the shape and dimensions of the balloon for expansion.
- each apex 9a derived from the regular triangle.
- the wing portion and the side portion 10a are contracted to the outer center (for example, the outer surface of the catheter shaft 3b in FIG. 3) to form a folded shape that becomes a groove portion, and these extend in the longitudinal direction of the balloon.
- the apex part 9a forms the wing part and the side part 10a forms the groove part.
- the apex portion can be the wing portion and the side portion can be the groove portion due to the change in the physical properties of the balloon due to the difference in expansion rate.
- the cross-sectional structure of the straight tube portion of the balloon for expansion obtained is schematically shown in FIG. 5B.
- the cross-sectional portions of the balloon corresponding to the apex portion 9a and the side portion 10a of 5 (a) constitute cross-sectional portions having different physical properties indicated by reference numerals 16 and 17, respectively. And, when these are alternately formed in the circumferential direction of the balloon and continuously extend in the length direction of the balloon, when the balloon is deflated, the portion 16 in FIG. The wing portion 6 shown in FIG. 3 is formed, and the groove portion 7 is easily formed in the portion 17.
- the balloon tubes 8b, 8c, and 8d are all circular in the axial (length) direction, the outer side is circular, and the inner side is regular. It has a quadrangular, regular hexagonal, and regular octagonal cut surface. Further, as in the case of the first embodiment, the position of each vertex of the regular polygon may be continuously changed in the axial direction.
- the cross-sectional structure of the straight tube portion of the obtained balloon for expansion is the same as that of the first embodiment, the apex portion 9b,
- the cross-sectional portions of the balloon corresponding to 9c, 9d and the side portions 10b, 10c, 10d were alternately formed in the circumferential direction of the balloon, and these extended continuously in the length direction of the balloon, thereby deflating the balloon.
- wings are formed at portions corresponding to the apex portions 9b, 9c, 9d
- grooves are formed at portions corresponding to the side portions 10b, 10c, 10d.
- the number of wings formed when folding balloons for expansion produced from these balloon tubes is three regular triangles, four regular tetragons, three regular hexagons, regular, depending on the inner shape. If the octagon has four sheets and becomes a regular hexagon or more, the same number of wings as the number of vertices tends to be obtained.
- the size of a circle formed into a regular polygon circumscribed circle is constant, a regular hexagon or a regular octagon
- the number of vertices increases, the length of the side portion connecting the vertices becomes short, and it becomes difficult to form the groove portion. Therefore, when two adjacent vertices are going to be wing parts, one of the wing parts is taken into the other wing part to form one wing part.
- regular hexagons and octagons are folded in a multiple of 3 to 4, so that stable folding control is possible.
- positive hexagons and regular octagons are not multiples of 3 or 4, such as regular pentagons and regular heptagons.
- the inside of the cut surface orthogonal to the axial direction of the balloon tube is configured by a regular polygon that is a multiple of 3 or 4.
- the number of corners is preferably four or more.
- the number of regular octagon wings is three.
- the number of regular polygons inside the cut surface is preferably eight or less.
- the inside of the cut surface perpendicular to the axial direction of the balloon tube is more preferably a regular tetragon, a regular hexagon, or a regular octagon.
- the balloon for dilation produced by the production method of the present invention is used for the purpose of dilating an intravascular stenosis by percutaneous luminal surgery including peripheral angioplasty, coronary angioplasty, and valvuloplasty.
- percutaneous lumen surgery a balloon catheter is inserted from outside the body and the balloon is advanced to the treatment site, and then the balloon is inflated to expand the stenosis and restore blood flow.
- the catheter is taken out of the body or re-entered into another lesion, it is advantageous that the folding diameter (profile diameter) when the balloon once expanded is deflated is small.
- Example 1 As the balloon tube, a polyamide elastomer having a durometer hardness of 72D (trade name: PEBAX7233SA01: manufactured by Arkema Inc.) is used. As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. A balloon tube composed of a triangle was produced by extrusion. At this time, the outer dimensions of the tube are 0.98 mm, the diameter of the regular polygon circumscribed circle (15a) constituting the inner side of the tube is 0.44 mm, and the outer circle and circumscribed circle (15a) are concentric circles. Designed to be Next, the extruded balloon tube is set inside the balloon molding die (the inner diameter of the cavity corresponding to the straight tube portion is 3.00 mm), and biaxially stretched blow molding is performed so that the expansion ratio is 6.8. In this way, five expansion balloons having an outer diameter of the straight tube portion of 3.00 mm, a length of the straight tube portion of 15 mm, and a length of each of the distal and proximal taper portions of 4 mm were produced.
- Example 2 A balloon tube having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15b) diameter) and having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15b)) as shown in FIG. Then, five balloons having the same shape were produced by the same method as in Example 1.
- Example 3 A balloon tube having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15c) diameter) and having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15c)) as shown in FIG. Then, five balloons having the same shape were produced by the same method as in Example 1.
- Example 4 A balloon tube having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15d) diameter) and having the same dimensions (outer diameter, circumscribed circle (15d)) as shown in FIG. Then, five balloons having the same shape were produced by the same method as in Example 1.
- Example 1 (Comparative Example 1) Using the same material as in Example 1 and having the same dimensions (outer diameter), a balloon tube (not shown) having a circular shape on both the outside and inside of the cut surface is produced. Then, the same shape as in Example 1 is used. Five balloons were produced. Note that the diameter of the circumscribed circle in the example and the diameter of the inner circle in Comparative Example 1 were made the same.
- the balloon for expansion produced in each example and comparative example was expanded at 37 ° C. water temperature at 1.82 MPa for 30 seconds.
- the balloon was then deflated and the number of wings formed when folded was counted.
- the film thickness of the center part of the balloon straight pipe part of each Example and its both ends was measured by the micrometer at 60 degree intervals in the circumferential direction, and the film thickness of 18 points in total was calculated.
- the measurement position was shifted by 10 ° to 20 ° in the circumferential direction so that the measurement points (three points) at the center and both ends thereof were not aligned on the straight line in the balloon axial direction, and the entire balloon was measured uniformly. .
- Balloon catheter 2. Expansion balloon Catheter shaft 3a. Outer tube 3b. Inner pipe 4. 4. Balloon straight pipe part Balloon taper part 6. Wings 7 Groove 8. Balloon tubes 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d. Vertex 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d. Side 11. Hub 12. Sleeve portions 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d. Outside 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d. Inside 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d. Circumscribed circle 16. 18. Cross section of the balloon corresponding to the apex Balloon cross-section corresponding to the side
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まず、ガイドカテーテルを大腿動脈、上腕動脈、橈骨動脈等の穿刺部位から挿通し大動脈を経由させて冠状動脈の入口にその先端を配置する。次に、前記ガイドワイヤルーメンに挿通したガイドワイヤを冠状動脈の狭窄部位を越えて前進させ、このガイドワイヤに沿ってバルーンカテーテルを挿入してバルーンの位置を狭窄部に一致させる。次いで、インデフレーター等のデバイスを用いてインフレーションルーメンを経由して圧力流体をバルーンに供給し、バルーンを膨張させることで当該狭窄部を拡張治療する。
また、体内管腔に複数の狭窄部が存在する場合、拡張用バルーンをある部位で膨らませ収縮した後、再度、別の部位にバルーンを通過させ(リクロス)、拡張することがある。
尚、以下では、バルーン用チューブの内側の形状が正多角形である場合を実施形態として説明するが、本発明の効果が得られる範囲で種々の多角形を採用することができることは勿論のことである。
また、多角形の角数は特に限定は無いが、後述するように、特定の角数にするのが好ましい。
図5は、図4のB-B切断面における断面図を示す図である。図5に示すように、本実施形態では、切断面の外側13aの外周形状が円形で、内側14aの内周形状が正3角形である。また、内側14aである正3角形は、外側13aの円の中心と同心円である内側の外接円15aにその各頂点部9aが内接するように形成される。外接円15aの直径は、拡張用バルーンの膜厚等を考慮して適宜決定することができるが、略均一な膜厚のバルーンを作製する観点からは、外側の円の直径(R1)と外接円の直径(R2)の比(R1/R2;R1をR2で除した値)は、1.3以上2.8以下が好ましい。
ブロー成形時の拡張率(バルーン用金型の内径/バルーン用チューブ内径;バルーン用金型の内径をバルーン用チューブ内径で除した値)としては、特に限定は無いが、バルーンの直管部の膜厚を略均一にする観点からは、バルーンの直管部に相当する部分において、4以上が好ましく、6以上がより好ましい。また、安定的にブロー成形を行う観点から、9以下が好ましく、8以下がより好ましい。ここで、「バルーン用金型の内径」とは、バルーンの直管部に対応するキャビティの内径を意味し、「バルーン用チューブ内径」とは、正多角形の場合は、正多角形の外接円を意味する。
なお、二軸延伸は加熱条件下で行っても良いし、また、複数回行っても良い。また、軸方向の延伸は径方向の延伸と同時に行っても良いし、その前後に行っても良い。
また、正9角形の翼部の枚数は3枚になる。これは、翼部間に2つの頂点が存在し、隣接する翼部だけでなく、さらに隣の翼部まで取り込まれることで1枚の翼部を形成する、若しくは翼部となる頂点の両隣の頂点が取り込まれることで1枚の翼部を形成することによる。正多角形の角数が大きくなると、このような折り畳まれ方となり、翼部1枚の寸法にばらつきが生じるため、プロファイル径の安定化が困難になる傾向にある。このように、プロファイル径の安定化の観点からは、前記切断面の内側の正多角形の角数は、8角以下が好ましい。
以上の観点から、バルーン用チューブの軸方向に直交する切断面の内側は、正4角形、正6角形または正8角形であるのがより好ましい。
バルーン用チューブとして、デュロメーター硬度で72Dのポリアミドエラストマー(商品名:PEBAX7233SA01:アルケマ社製)を用いて、図4ないし図5(a)で示されるようにチューブ切断面の外側が円形、内側が正3角形から構成されるバルーン用チューブを押出成形により作製した。このとき、チューブ寸法はチューブの外径が0.98mm、チューブの内側を構成する正多角形の外接円(15a)の直径が0.44mmで、外側の円と外接円(15a)が同心円となるよう設計した。次いで、押出成形したバルーン用チューブをバルーン成形用金型内部(直管部に対応するキャビティの内径は3.00mm)にセットし、拡張率が6.8となるように二軸延伸ブロー成形を行い、直管部の外径が3.00mm、直管部の長さが15mm、遠位側と近位側テーパー部の長さがそれぞれ4mmの拡張用バルーンを5本作製した。
実施例1と同じ材料を用い、同じ寸法(外径、外接円(15b)の直径)を有する、図6で示されるような切断面の外側が円形、内側が正4角形のバルーン用チューブを作製し、次いで、実施例1と同方法により同形状のバルーンを5本作製した。
実施例1と同じ材料を用い、同じ寸法(外径、外接円(15c)の直径)を有する、図7で示されるような切断面の外側が円形、内側が正6角形のバルーン用チューブを作製し、次いで、実施例1と同方法により同形状のバルーンを5本作製した。
実施例1と同じ材料を用い、同じ寸法(外径、外接円(15d)の直径)を有する、図8で示されるような切断面の外側が円形、内側が正8角形のバルーン用チューブを作製し、次いで、実施例1と同方法により同形状のバルーンを5本作製した。
実施例1と同じ材料を用い、同じ寸法(外径)をもって、切断面の外側、内側ともに円形のバルーン用チューブ(図示せず)を作製し、次いで、実施例1と同方法により同形状のバルーンを5本作製した。尚、実施例における外接円の直径と比較例1の内側の円形の直径を同じにした。
各実施例および比較例にて作製した拡張用バルーンを37℃水温中にて1.82Mpaで30秒間拡張した。その後、バルーンを収縮させ、折り畳まれたときに形成される翼部数を数えた。また、各実施例のバルーン直管部の中央部とその両端部の膜厚をマイクロメータにより周方向へ60°間隔で測定し、計18点の膜厚を算出した。また、この時、中央部とその両端部の測定点(3点)がバルーン軸方向に直線上に並ばないように、測定位置を周方向に10°~20°ずらし、満遍なくバルーン全体を測定した。
表1より、実施例1及び3のバルーンを折り畳ませたときに形成される翼部数は3枚、実施例2及び4では4枚を示したのに対し、比較例では2枚であったため、全実施例においてプロファイル径の小径化を図ることができた。このとき、各実施例において作製したすべて(5本)のサンプルにおいて、同じ翼部枚を示したため、安定的に折り畳まれ形状が付与されることを確認した。さらに、各実施例のバルーン膜厚は、比較例と同程度の厚みであることも確認した。また、本発明に係る全実施例において、一連の成形工程は簡便であり、成形収率も極めて高かった。
2.拡張用バルーン
3.カテーテルシャフト
3a.外管
3b.内管
4.バルーン直管部
5.バルーンテーパ部
6.翼部
7.溝部
8.バルーン用チューブ
9a、9b、9c、9d.頂点部
10a、10b、10c、10d.辺部
11.ハブ
12.スリーブ部
13a、13b、13c、13d.外側
14a、14b、14c、14d.内側
15a、15b、15c、15d.外接円
16.頂点部に対応するバルーンの断面部分
17.辺部に対応するバルーンの断面部分
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- バルーンカテーテルに用いられる拡張用バルーンの製造方法であって、
軸方向に直交する切断面の外側が円形で、内側が外接円を有する多角形であるバルーン用チューブを得るステップと、前記バルーン用チューブを金型に配置し、二軸延伸ブロー成形してバルーンを得るステップとを含む、拡張用バルーンの製造方法。 - 前記バルーン用チューブは、前記切断面の内側が3または4の倍数の外接円を有する多角形で構成される、請求項1に記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
- 前記バルーン用チューブは、前記切断面の内側が4角形、6角形および8角形から選択される何れかの外接円を有する多角形で構成される、請求項1または2に記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
- 前記の外接円を有する多角形が、正多角形である、請求項1~3の何れかに記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
- 前記バルーン用チューブの前記切断面の外側と内側の形状が軸方向全長に亘り形成されている請求項1~4の何れかに記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
- 前記バルーンは直管部を有し、該直管部の膜厚が略均一である請求項1~5の何れかに記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
- 前記二軸延伸ブロー成形における拡張率が4以上9以下である請求項1~6の何れかに記載の拡張用バルーンの製造方法。
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