CATHETERS

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'TORAY' TORAY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.) 1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8666 Japan catheters, bypass tubes for medical purposes, and artificial kidneys;
(CATHETER) Mallinckrodt, Inc. St. Louis MO CATHETERS;THE DRAWING IS LINED FOR THE COLORS BLUE AND LIGHT BLUE, AND THESE COLORS ARE CLAIMED AS FEATURE OF THE MARK.;
165 C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 Catheters;
166 C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 Catheters;
360 MAXIMUM BARRIER FLEXICATH LTD. California Building, Suite 107 120 Yigal Alon Street Tel Aviv 67443 Israel Catheters, medicinal catheters, catheters and parts and fittings therefor, infusion and injection devices for administering drugs, medical guidewires and parts and fittings therefor, medical devices to treat intravascular sites, medical introducers, medical tubing for drainage transfusion or administering drugs;MAXIMUM BARRIER;
A-VIEW Stroke2Prevent BV Ceintuurbaan 15 NL-8022 AW Zwolle Netherlands CATHETERS;
A-VIEW Cordatec naamloze vennootschap Kwikaard 104 B-2980 ZOERSEL Belgium CATHETERS;
ABIECG Meng, Xianglong No. 11, Unit 6, Building 2, Gongyuanmen Community, Lianhu District, Xi'an 710002 China Catheters; Acupuncture equipment; Anaesthetic apparatus; Artificial breasts; Ear picks; Electric blankets for medical purposes; Electric scalp massagers for household use; Face coverings being sanitary masks for protection against viral infection; Magnifying glasses, for medical purposes, that fit on the user's face in the manner of eyeglasses; Massage chairs; Medical devices for treating sleep disorders; Oxygen concentrators for medical purposes; Protective face masks for medical use; Sex toys; Surgical clips;
ACCURX Medinol Ltd. Kiryat Atidim, Bldg. 8 Tel Aviv 6158101 Israel Catheters; catheters for angioplasty and for stent delivery systems;
ACCURYN AUTOPILOT Potrero Medical, Inc. 26142 Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing, namely, body fluids in the bladder, body fluid output rates, intra-abdominal pressure, acute kidney injury, and vital signs? Instrument and apparatus systems for medical diagnostic uses consisting of urinometers, analyzers, and measurement of physiological parameters in the bladder for intensive patient care, which data is transmitted to electronic medical record management systems; All of the foregoing excluding medical devices used for blood glucose monitoring;
ACCURYN IO Potrero Medical, Inc. 26142 Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing, namely, body fluids in the bladder, body fluid output rates, intra-abdominal pressure, acute kidney injury, and vital signs? Instrument and apparatus systems for medical diagnostic uses consisting of urinometers, analyzers, and measurement of physiological parameters in the bladder for intensive patient care, which data is transmitted to electronic medical record management systems;
ACCUTAB Potrero Medical, Inc. 26142 Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing body fluids in the bladder, body fluid output rates, intra-abdominal pressure, acute kidney injury, and vital signs; Medical diagnostic apparatus for testing and measurement of physiological parameters in the bladder for intensive patient care incorporating recorded software for data transmission to electronic medical record management systems;
ACE ADVANTAGE SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. One Scimed Place Maple Grove MN 55331 catheters;
ACMISTAT AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y. CATHETERS;
ACMIX AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y. CATHETERS;
ACOART Acotec Scientific Co., Ltd. 5th Floor, South Building No. 8 No. 16 Hongdabei Road Beijing 100176 China Catheters;
ACORE CaRDiMA, INC. 47266 Benicia Street Fremont CA 945387330 CATHETERS, MEDICAL GUIDE WIRES, ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS FOR CATHETERS, AND ELECTRONIC STIMULATORS FOR MUSCLE;
ACROBAT BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 100 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY MARLBOROUGH MA 01752 catheters;
ACROSS PTCA Acrostak Corp. BVI c/o Acrostak AG Stegackerstrasse 14 8409 Winterthur Switzerland CATHETERS, DILATATION CATHETERS, DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, BALLOON CATHETERS, COATED CATHETERS, WIRES FOR GUIDING CATHETERS;PTCA;
ACS RX ELIPSE II Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. 3200 Lakeside Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 catheters;RX and II;
ACS RX FINALE Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. 3200 Lakeside Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 catheters;RX;
ACUMEN Acumen Medical, Inc. 275 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale CA 94085 Catheters; medical cutting devices; and fiber optic imaging catheters;
ACUSWIFT Health Line International Corp. 260 N Ace Yeager Ct., Unit D Salt Lake City UT 84116 catheters;
ADVANTIV SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 6000 Nathan Lane North Minneapolis MN 55442 catheters;
AGILON C.R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive, MC 090 Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 catheters;
AIR-CHARGED T-DOC Company 181 Edgemoor Road Wilmington DE 19809 Catheters;
AIR-CHARGED CATHETER T-DOC Company 181 Edgemoor Road Wilmington DE 19809 Catheters;
AKRONEX LATEX INDUSTRIES, INC. 2495 BRICE ROAD AKRON OH 44313 CATHETERS;
ALLEGRO C.R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive, MC 090 Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 catheters;
ALLEGRO VAS-CATH INCORPORATED 2380 TEDLO STREET MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5A 3V3 Canada catheters, guide wires used in placing catheters, dilators used to facilitate insertion of catheters, and obturators for use with the catheters;
ALLEGRO C.R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive, MC 090 Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 catheters; guidewires; obturators; dilators; sheaths; and introducer sets comprised of sheaths, dilators, guidewires, obturators, needles and scalpels;
AMG GI Q3 Medical Devices Limited 88 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 Ireland Catheters, Stents, Stent delivery systems, Biocompatible coated stents;GI;
ANDINOTH Shenzhen Odok Technology Co. LTD B310, 3/F,Bldg D,Weijuji Industrial Park Yabian Community, Shajing St, Baoan Dist Shenzhen 518104 China Catheters; Condoms; Apparatus for taking blood; Artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; Baby bottles; Breast shields; Clinical thermometers; Ear plugs for soundproofing; Electronic temperature monitors for medical use; Gloves for medical purposes; Massage apparatus; Orthopaedic insoles; Pacifiers for babies; Sanitary masks for medical purposes; Sex toys;
ANGIOTOPO AMERICAN BIOMED, INC. 2408 Timberloch Place, Suite D5 The Woodlands TX 77380 catheters;
ANGLER Agile Devices, Inc. 69 Fox Hill Road Wellesley MA 02481 Catheters;
ANNULAR MAP PRESSURE PRODUCTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES INC. 49 Via Alicia Santa Barbara CA 93108 catheters;
ANPLAST TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 44-1, 2-chome, Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 5016024 Japan CATHETERS;
APICA MOGUL ENTERPRISES, Inc. 2398 Walsh Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Catheters, namely, electrophysiology catheters;
AQUA-MATIC C R. BARD, INC. 731 CENTRAL AVE. MURRAY HILL, N.J. CATHETERS;
ARCH-FLO Medical Components, Inc. 1499 Delp Drive Harleysville PA 19348 Catheters; peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC);
ARGOSY Stereotaxis, Inc. 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100 St. Louis MO 63108 CATHETERS; MICROCATHETERS; GUIDEWIRES;
ARGOSY Stereotaxis, Inc. 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100 St. Louis MO 63108 catheters; microcatheters; guidewires;
ARIA SRS MEDICAL SYSTEMS 76 Treble Cove Road, #3 North Billerica MA 01862 Catheters, namely, air-charged urodynamics catheters;
ARISTA Cerus Endovascular Ltd. John Eccles House Oxford Science Park Oxford OX44GP United Kingdom Catheters;
ARLASTA BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MULLERSTRASSE 178 BERLIN 13353 Germany Catheters;
ARLASTA BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MULLERSTRASSE 178 BERLIN 13353 Germany Catheters;
ARMADA ABBOTT LABORATORIES 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park IL 60064 Catheters; balloon dilatation catheters;
ASPIRON MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED Survey No. 135/139, Bilakhia House Muktanand Marg, Chala Vapi 396191, Gujarat India Catheters; Intracardiac catheter; Medical and surgical catheters;
ATMOS Gemini Medical Technologies Ste 212 123 Northwest 13th Street Boca Raton FL 33432 Catheters; Pump Tubing and Extension Lines;
AUTO-FLATE KENDALL COMPANY, THE Walpole MA Catheters;
AUTO-FLATE ROSECRANS, DEAN A. LOS ANGELES CA Catheters;
AUTOPILOT Potrero Medical, Inc. 26142 Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing, namely, body fluids in the bladder, body fluid output rates, intra-abdominal pressure, acute kidney injury, and vital signs? Instrument and apparatus systems for medical diagnostic uses consisting of urinometers, analyzers, and measurement of physiological parameters in the bladder for intensive patient care, which data is transmitted to electronic medical record management systems;
AUTOPILOT HEALTH Potrero Medical, Inc. 26142 Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing, namely, body fluids in the bladder, body fluid output rates, intra-abdominal pressure, acute kidney injury, and vital signs? Instrument and apparatus systems for medical diagnostic uses consisting of urinometers, analyzers, and measurement of physiological parameters in the bladder for intensive patient care, which data is transmitted to electronic medical record management systems;
AVAPATE BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50 Monheim am Rhein 40789 Germany Catheters;
AVEERA MEDICAL AVEERA MEDICAL, INC. 929 Calle Negocio, Suite A San Clemente CA 92673 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for treating cardiovascular disease; Medical apparatus and instruments for use in percutaneous deep venous arterialization procedures; Medical apparatus for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical devices for use in treating or diagnosing limb ischemia; Medical devices for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical devices to treat intravascular sites; Medical instruments for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical introducers; Medical needles and introducers; Surgical devices and instruments; Surgical implants comprising artificial material and associated surgical instrument sets; Surgical instruments and apparatus; Surgical instruments for use in vascular surgery; Surgical instruments, namely, catheters, introducers, medical introducer sets comprised of medical access needles, guidewires, medical introducers, power supplies, power interface cables;MEDICAL;
AVEERA MEDICAL Baja Research 617 CALLE REATA SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673 Catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for treating cardiovascular disease; Medical apparatus and instruments for use in percutaneous deep venous arterialization procedures; Medical apparatus for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical devices for use in treating or diagnosing limb ischemia; Medical devices for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical devices to treat intravascular sites; Medical instruments for use in treating limb ischemia; Medical introducers; Medical needles and introducers; Surgical devices and instruments; Surgical implants comprising artificial material and associated surgical instrument sets; Surgical instruments and apparatus; Surgical instruments for use in vascular surgery; Surgical instruments, namely, catheters, introducers, medical introducer sets comprised of medical access needles, guidewires, medical introducers, power supplies, power interface cables;MEDICAL;
AZNBAS Apollon Co., Ltd. Unit B1024-1 119, Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu Incheon 21985 Republic of Korea Catheters; Balloon catheters; Poly catheters; Angioplasty catheters; Urethral catheters; Tubing for use with catheters; Protective guards for catheters in the nature of parts and fittings for catheters; Medical apparatus for urethral catheterization, namely, catheters; Intravenous catheters; Intracardiac catheter; Cervical balloon catheters; Central venous catheters; Catheters incorporating filters; Catheters for use in embolectomy; Catheters for urological purposes; Catheter skin anchor instruments in the nature of parts and fittings for catheters; Balloon inflating devices for balloon dilation catheters; Angiographic vascular medical introducers for the placement catheters; Medical guide wires for use with balloon dilatation catheters; Hydrophilic guide wire to track catheters;
BARD C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 CATHETERS, PACKAGED CATHETERIZATION KITS, CATHETERIZATION TRAYS, URINARY DRAINAGE AND COLLECTION DEVICES AND COMPONENTS, URINARY APPLIANCES, UROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES, DEVICES FOR INTRAVENOUS THERAPY AND INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA, PROSTHESES FOR SURGERY, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TUBING, DRAINAGE RECEPTACLES, [ FILTER MASKS, ENEMA ADMINISTRATION UNITS, OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION UNITS FOR NON-CYCLIC DIRECT FEEDING OF OXYGEN TO THE PATIENT, ] SPECIMEN COLLECTION DEVICES, SYRINGES, STONE DISLODGERS, BOUGIES, STYLETS, FOLLOWERS, FILIFORMS, FULGURATING AND MEATOTOMY ELECTRODES, RESECTOSCOPE AND CYSTOSCOPE ACCESSORIES, VENOUS PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICES [ AND STERILIZERS ];
BARDCO C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 CATHETERS;
BARDIA C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 catheters, drainage bags, urological trays and urological catheter kits consisting of trays, waterproof underpads, drapes, gloves, lubricant, syringes, swabs, wraps and graduated collection containers;
BARDIC C. R. BARD, INC. 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 CATHETERS, TUBES, TUBE CONNECTORS, CATHETER AND NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES, BAGS FOR COLLECTION OF FLOWABLE MATERIALS FROM THE HUMAN BODY, BAG SUPPORTS AND HANGERS, URINARY SHEATHS, SHIELDS AND DRAPES, OXYGEN CANNULAE, IRRIGATION UNITS, ENEMA ADMINISTRATION UNITS, SURGICAL MASKS;
BASE CAMP Route 92 Medical, Inc. 155 Bovet Road, Suite 100 San Mateo CA 94402 Catheters; medical guidewires; access devices, namely, catheters and medical guidewires;
BEBON Markovic, Leon Fleckenweinberg 71 Stuttgart 70192 Germany Catheters; Abdominal belts;
BELAY Route 92 Medical, Inc. 155 Bovet Road, Suite 100 San Mateo CA 94402 Catheters; medical guidewires; access devices, namely, catheters and medical guidewires;
BELAY Route 92 Medical, Inc. 155 Bovet Road, Suite 100 San Mateo CA 94402 Catheters; intravascular clips;
BEVEL ONLY ACCESS SkyDance Vascular Inc. 3058 Millcreek Road, 3058 MILLCREEK RD 3058 Millcreek Road, 3058 MILLCREEK RD, PLEASANT GROVE UT 84062 Catheters; Intravenous catheters;
BIG BALLOON SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. One Scimed Place Maple Grove MN 55331 catheters;BALLOON;
BIO-MAC Biologic Therapies, Inc. 5817 NW 44th Avenue Ocala FL 34482 Catheters;
BIOLOGIC THERAPIES Biologic Therapies, Inc. 5817 NW 44th Avenue Ocala FL 34482 Catheters;
BIOLOGICAL CELSION CORPORATION 997 Lenox Drive, Suite 100 Lawrenceville NJ 08648 Catheters; medical treatment systems and devices used to treat and alleviate benign prostatic hyperplasia, namely, catheters;
BIONECTOR VYGON 5 rue Adeline ECOUEN 85440 France Catheters; needle-free intravenous access connectors;
BIOTRIGGER MicroHeart, Inc. 2672 Bayshore Parkway Suite 1055 Mountain View CA 94043 Catheters; direct surgical or endoscopic tools for producing a cardiac-wall injury to stimulate angiogenesis;
BISHOP Piolax Medical Devices, Inc. 51, Iwai-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama Kanagawa 240-002 Japan Catheters; micro-catheters;
BLACK LIGHT MENTOR CORPORATION 201 Mentor Drive Santa Barbara CA 93111 CATHETERS;
BLADDERTRODE Neurotron Inc 6637 Charlesway Baltimore MD 21204 Catheters;
BLISSUN LOCUST 248 N. Avenue 49 Los Angeles CA 90042 Catheters; Stethoscopes; Baby bottles; Blood pressure monitors; Cold therapy wraps; Electric foot spa massagers; Electric massage apparatus for household use; Heart rate monitors; Heat lamps for medical use; Massage apparatus; Medical stents; Stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers;
BLUSHEATH Acumen Medical, Inc. 275 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale CA 94085 Catheters; Medical cutting devices;
BOOSTING CATHETER QxMedical 2820 Patton Road Roseville MN 55113 Catheters;
BOUSSIGNAC TRAVERS, SYLVETTE ANDREE GERMAINE 1 ALLEE DE PROVENCE ANTONY 92160 France [ Catheters, endoscopes, stethoscopes, stents, bronchoscopes, endoprosthesis,] respirators, [tracheopulmonary catheters,] breathing tubes, breathing masks [, and guiding wire for changing respiratory probes];
BOUSSIGNAC Boussignac, Georges 1 Allee de Provence 92160 ANTONY 92160 France [ Catheters, endoscopes, stethoscopes, stents, bronchoscopes, endoprosthesis,] respirators, [tracheopulmonary catheters,] breathing tubes, breathing masks [, and guiding wire for changing respiratory probes];
BREEZE Medical Components, Inc. 1499 Delp Drive Harleysville PA 19348 Catheters;
BRIDGING THE GAP Medical Components, Inc. 1499 Delp Drive Harleysville PA 19348 Catheters;
BRINGING MEDICAL POSSIBILITIES TO LIFE MEDRAD, INC. One Medrad Drive Indianola PA 15051 catheters;
C-CATH CELYAD Axisparc Business Center Rue Edouard Belin 12 B-1435, Mont-Sain Belgium Catheters;
CADUCEUS Access Scientific, Inc. 12526 High Bluff Drive, #360 San Diego CA 92130 Catheters; Catheters and parts and fittings therefor;
CAPTIVA Medex, Inc. 2231 Rutherford Road Carlsbad CA 92008 catheters;
CARDAK Johnson & Johnson One Johnson & Johnson Plaza New Brunswick NJ 08933 Catheters;
CARELON MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. Three Lakes Drive Northfield IL 60093 Catheters;
CART RetroVascular, Inc. 5976 W LAS POSITAS BLVD STE 120 PLEASANTON CA 94588 Catheters; medical device and surgical instrument for use in diagnosis and surgery of the gastro-intestinal tract; medical device for percutaneous intraluminal emplacement of coronary bypass grafts; medical devices, namely surgical devices that facilitate the identification, separation or ablation of biologic tissues;
CART RetroVascular, Inc. 5976 W LAS POSITAS BLVD STE 120 PLEASANTON CA 94588 Catheters; Intracardiac catheter; Medical and surgical catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for treating cardiovascular disease; Medical device for accessing subcutaneous structures of the human body for the purpose of administering medical treatment; Medical device for percutaneous intraluminal emplacement of coronary bypass grafts; Medical devices and apparatus, namely, medical guidewires and parts and fittings therefor; Medical devices to treat intravascular sites; Medical devices, namely, surgical devices that facilitate the identification, separation or ablation of biologic tissues; Medical electrodes; Medical guidewires; Medical guidewires and parts and fittings therefor;
CARTA RetroVascular, Inc. 5976 W LAS POSITAS BLVD STE 120 PLEASANTON CA 94588 Catheters; Catheters and parts and fittings therefor; Intracardiac catheter; Medical and surgical catheters; Medical apparatus and instruments for treating cardiovascular disease; Medical apparatus, namely, marking pens for use in surgical procedures; Medical device for accessing subcutaneous structures of the human body for the purpose of administering medical treatment; Medical device for percutaneous intraluminal emplacement of coronary bypass grafts; Medical devices and apparatus, namely, medical guidewires and parts and fittings therefor; Medical devices to treat intravascular sites; Medical devices, namely, surgical devices that facilitate the identification, separation or ablation of biologic tissues; Medical electrodes; Medical guidewires; Medical guidewires and parts and fittings therefor;
CASTANEDA Micro Therapeutics, Inc. 2 Goodyear Irvine CA 92618 catheters;
CATH-O-GRAM Gesco International, Inc. P.O. Box 12777 San Antonio TX 78212 Catheters;
CATH-TECH CATHETER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3378 SOUTH 275 EAST SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115 CATHETERS;
CATH-TECH CATHETER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3378 SOUTH 275 EAST SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115 CATHETERS;
CATH-TIP St. George Medical Machine Company 4012 South River Road, Suite 4B 4012 South River Road, Suite 4B St. George UT 84790 Catheters; Medical and surgical catheters; Medical device for accessing subcutaneous structures of the human body for the purpose of administering medical treatment; Medicinal catheters;
CATHCARRY GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 16 Magistratsvagen Lund 22643 Sweden catheters; needles for medical use; cannulas for medical use; Medical tubing for drainage and drug administration; devices in the nature of clips and adhesive strips, and kits comprising clips or adhesive strips, all for affixing catheters, needles, cannulas, medical tubings to a patient or to a medical support machine or device;
CATHETER SOLUTIONS Inventio, Inc. 6205 Orchard Walk Charlestown IN 47111 Catheters;CATHETER;
CENT-EAZ Medical Components, Inc. 1499 Delp Drive Harleysville PA 19348 Catheters;
CENTESE CENTESE, INC. 4156 S. 52nd Street Omaha NE 68117 Catheters; Catheters for use in drainage of fluids from wound sites following surgical procedure; Medical apparatus and instruments for monitoring and analyzing, namely, body fluids and body fluid output rates; Medical apparatus and instruments for use in post-operative surgical patient care and body fluid drainage procedures; Medical diagnostic instruments for the analysis of body fluids; Medical instruments for measuring and displaying physiological data, which data is transmitted to electronic medical record management systems;
 

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Technical Examples
  1. Balloon catheters such as guide catheters can be configured to provide distal occlusion, while still providing sufficient interior lumen space for device delivery. Such catheters can provide a desired level of balloon expansion, yet prevent vessel damage caused by balloon over-expansion. A catheter can include an elongate shaft having a distal region, a proximal region and a lumen extending therebetween. A balloon is inflated to a desired expansion configuration with a desired diameter. Over-inflation of the balloon causes longitudinal expansion instead of increased radial expansion, thus maintaining the diameter of the balloon.