JP6159888B2 - 腎神経変調バルーンへの接着性を向上させたフレキシブル回路 - Google Patents

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本願は、経皮的腎動脈神経除去のための装置、特に拡張可能なバルーンと、その製造方法及び使用方法に関する。
医療用途、例えば血管内での使用のために、様々な体内医療装置が開発されてきた。これらの装置には、ガイドワイヤやカテーテル等が含まれる。これらの装置は、異なる様々な製造方法の内の任意の一つを介して製造し、様々な方法の内の任意の一つに従って使用することができる。
既知の医療装置や方法にはそれぞれ、特定の長所と短所がある。このため、代替となる医療装置、並びに、当該医療装置の製造方法及び使用方法が依然として必要とされている。
一態様において、本願は腎神経変調のためのバルーンに関する。バルーンは、内面及び外面を有するバルーン壁を形成するポリマー材料と、ポリマー材料で形成されたベースを含むフレキシブル回路とを含む。フレキシブル回路は、バルーン壁の外面に選択的に接着される。各フレキシブル回路のベースは、遠位パッド及び近位パッドと、少なくとも二つのパッドを接続する遠位スプラインとを含む。接着剤が少なくとも二つのパッドの少なくとも一部の上に、あるいは、少なくとも二つのパッドの少なくとも一部と遠位スプラインの一部との上に選択的に堆積されるように、接着剤がバルーンの外面、フレキシブル回路、又はその両方に選択的に適用される。少なくとも二つのパッドの一部、あるいは、少なくとも二つのパッドの一部と遠位スプラインの一部とは、バルーンの外面に接着され、フレキシブル回路の残りの部分は、バルーンの外面に対して自由に移動する。
別の態様において、本願は腎神経除去バルーンの製造方法に関する。当該方法は、予め形成されたバルーンを提供する工程と、バルーンが本体部、腰部、及び円錐部を含むことと、少なくとも二つのフレキシブル回路を提供する工程と、各フレキシブル回路のベースが少なくとも二つのパッド及び遠位スプラインを含むことと、少なくとも二つのパッドの一部において、あるいは、少なくとも二つのパッドの一部と遠位スプラインの一部とにおいてバルーンの外面に接触する各フレキシブル回路のベースがバルーンに接着され、フレキシブル回路の残りの部分がバルーンの外面に対して自由に移動するように、接着剤をバルーンの外面、少なくとも二つのフレキシブル回路、又はその両方に選択的に適用する工程とを含む。
以下の詳細な説明及び特許請求の範囲を参照することによって、本願のこれらの、あるいは他の態様、実施形態、及び利点が当業者に直ちに明らかとなるであろう。
遠位端に配置された本願に係る腎神経変調バルーンを有するカテーテルの側面図である。 図1の2−2線に沿った径方向の断面図である。 図1の3−3線に沿った径方向の断面図である。 フレキシブル回路を有する腎神経変調バルーンの一実施形態の側面図である。 フレキシブル回路を有する腎神経変調バルーンの代替実施形態の側面図である。 腎神経変調バルーンにおいて使用されるフレキシブル回路の一実施形態を示す図である。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 フレキシブル回路の内面を示す平面図であって、例えばその表面においてバルーンに適用され、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の実施形態を示す。 レーザー励起微細パターンを有するフレキシブル回路の内面及びバルーンの外面の部分図である。 代替実施形態のレーザー励起微細パターンが形成されたフレキシブル回路の内面の平面図である。
本願の実施形態は様々な形態をとることができるが、本明細書では本願の特定の実施形態について詳細に説明する。この説明は本願の原理の例示であり、本願を図示された特定の実施形態に限定することを意図するものではない。
本願は、経皮的腎動脈神経除去のための装置、特に拡張可能なバルーンと、その製造方法及び使用方法に関する。
高血圧とは、血圧が上昇しているという慢性的な医学的状態をいう。持続的な高血圧は、心臓発作、心不全、動脈瘤、及び脳卒中等の様々な医学的状態に関連した重要なリスク要因である。持続的な高血圧は、慢性腎不全の主原因でもある。腎交感神経の機能亢進は、高血圧やその進行に関連する。腎動脈神経除去を介した腎神経の不活性化は、血圧を低下させることができ、従来の薬では効果のなかった高血圧患者に対する治療の選択肢となり得る。
超音波、高周波エネルギー、マイクロ波エネルギー、直接加熱素子、及び熱源やエネルギー源を備えるバルーンを、交感神経領域に適用することができる。
腎交感神経の治療のための具体的な方法として、腎交感神経を破壊するための高周波エネルギーを用いた経皮的なカテーテルベースの治療がある。この方法では拡張可能な医療用バルーンが用いられるが、このバルーンは治療部位まで前進されて拡張され、バルーンの外側に配置されたフレキシブル回路を介し、バルーンを通してエネルギーが送達される。
フレキシブル回路は、腎神経除去バルーンの外面に接着される。
バルーンの挿入、折り畳み、及び除去の間にフレキシブル回路の剥離が生じることは、問題となり得る。そこで、腎動脈神経除去のための高いロバスト性を有する改良されたバルーンのための技術が、依然として必要とされている。
本願は、内面及び外面を有するバルーン壁と、接着剤でバルーンの外側に接着されたフレキシブル回路とを含む腎神経変調バルーンに関する。腎神経の変調や除去はしばしば、高血圧及びうっ血性心不全の少なくとも一方に関連する状態を治療するために行われる。
本明細書に開示される装置及び方法は腎神経変調に関連して説明されているが、これらの装置及び方法は同様に、他の治療においても利用可能であることを意図する。
本願に係る装置及び方法は、恒久的に神経機能を変調させるため、腎神経に高周波エネルギーを送達することを含む。
治療は、カテーテル送達装置を介して治療部位にバルーンを送達し、治療部位においてバルーンを膨張させ、神経除去のためにフレキシブル回路にエネルギーを送達し、バルーンを収縮させて折り畳み、患者から除去するためにカテーテル送達装置内にバルーンを引き戻すことを含む。
代替実施形態においては、腎動脈神経除去のため、超音波エネルギー、マイクロ波エネルギー、又は直接加熱要素等の他のエネルギー源を使用してもよい。
図1は、その遠位端に配置された腎神経変調バルーン20を有するカテーテル又はカテーテルアセンブリ10の側面図である。カテーテル10は、膨張流体のためのポート32を有するマニホールド31、フレキシブル回路22上の電極から電極プラグ36、さらに発電機(図示なし)へ延在するワイヤが通るポート33、及びガイドワイヤ管腔34を含む。
バルーン20は、その上に配置されたフレキシブル回路22を含む。バルーン20は、径方向に拡張可能なバルーンである。バルーン20は、患者の血管内の治療部位に送達され、使用中にポート32を介して供給される流体によって膨張される。このバルーンは、その遠位端において外側カテーテルシャフト24の遠位端に、また、その近位端において内側カテーテルシャフトに接合される。各フレキシブル回路は、図6でより詳細に説明するように、二つのパッド60、62を含むポリマー基材50で形成され、各パッドは、外側カテーテルシャフト内のワイヤを介して装置の近位端にある電源に接続される二つの電極対を含む。
フレキシブル回路は、電極間の導電性を確保するために銅線を備えた、比較的剛性の高いポリマー材料から形成される。
図2はカテーテル10の外側シャフト24、外側シャフト24内に配置された電極26、膨張管腔28、及びガイドワイヤ管腔30を示し、図1の2−2線に沿った断面図である。電極26は外側シャフト24内に配置されて示されているが、別の実施形態において、電極26は外側シャフト24の外面に沿って配置されてもよい。
図3は電極26に遠位に接続されるワイヤ38を示し、図1の3−3線に沿った径方向の断面図である。これらのワイヤは電力を供給し、温度センサ及びアブレーション電極を接地する働きがある。図4は腎神経変調バルーン20の一実施形態の側面図であって、その上に配置された二つのフレキシブル回路22を示す。図4は直径4mmのバルーンを示す。バルーン20は、本体部40、近位円錐部42、近位腰部44、遠位円錐部43、及び遠位腰部45を含む。
図5は腎神経変調バルーン20の一実施形態の側面図であって、その上に配置された四つのフレキシブル回路22を示す。バルーン20はあるいは、三つ、五つ、又はそれ以上のフレキシブル回路をその上に配置してもよい。
直径5、6、7、又は8mmのより大きなバルーンは、例えば三つ以上のような、より多くのフレキシブル回路を含んでもよい。
本実施形態において、各フレキシブル回路はポリマー基材50から形成される。ポリマー基材50は、デュポン社(デラウェア州ウィルミントン)から入手可能なKAPTON(登録商標)等のポリイミド材料を含んでもよい。
フレキシブル回路はその複合性により、ポリマーバルーンと比較して剛性の高い構造を実現するが、この剛性はポリマーバルーンにおいては、バルーンをガイドカテーテル内に引き戻す前の収縮の際、効果的に折り畳まれることの妨げとなり得る。また、この結果、例えば腎動脈の蛇行した身体管腔を通って曲がり、再度ガイドカテーテル内に入る際のせん断力及び座屈力を生じさせ得る。
本実施形態において、フレキシブル回路は、遠位スプライン部64で接続された二つのパッド60、62によって画定される。近位スプライン部66は、パッド62からバルーンの近位腰部の近くに延在し(図1参照)、そこにおいてワイヤ38がはんだ付けされる(図2及び3参照)。ワイヤ38はその後、ポート33を通って発電機(図1に図示なし)のためのプラグ36へ延びる。
図6に示すように、各フレキシブル回路は個々の温度制御フィードバックのために銅線上に実装されたサーミスタ54に結合された二つの電極対52と、共通の接地56とを有する。本実施形態において、電極52は金から形成されるが、白金、ステンレス鋼、コバルト合金、及び他の非酸化材料等の任意の適切な材料で形成することも可能である。各フレキシブル回路は、血流の冷却効果の変動に起因したエネルギー損失や、脂肪組織等の非対象とされた身体組織近傍からの治療効果のばらつきが低減される点で有益な、完全バイポーラ回路を形成する。
フレキシブル回路は、その上にリソグラフィによってプリント可能な銅線をさらに含む。
本実施形態において、複数の電極は、バルーンの周りにオフセットして長手方向に離間し、円周360°の被覆率で空間的に配置され、その結果として健康的な腎組織を損傷させ、血管の外傷や狭窄を生じさせ得る単一の環状リングの切除を回避するような動脈被覆率となる。従って、個々のフレキシブル回路22によって実現される個々の治療位置は、健康な血管に与える負の影響を最小限にするとともに、神経除去のため、血管の円周を完全に覆うように空間的に配置される。
バルーンは、非柔軟性ポリマー材料、中間柔軟性、又は柔軟性ポリマー材料で形成することができる。
柔軟性バルーンは、比較的柔軟な、可撓性を有するポリマー材料から生成される。これらの材料の例には、熱可塑性ポリマー、熱可塑性エラストマー、(高密度、低密度、中間密度、線状低密度の)ポリエチレン、ポリエチレンの様々な共重合体及び混合物、アイオノマー、ポリエステル、ポリウレタン、ポリカーボネート、ポリアミド、ポリ塩化ビニルやアクリロニトリル−ブタジエン−スチレン共重合体が挙げられる。適切な共重合体材料やポリオレフィン材料は、SURLYN(登録商標)という商品名のアイオノマーとして、イー・アイ・デュポン・ドゥ・ヌムール社(デラウェア州ウィルミントン)から入手可能である。
中間柔軟性バルーンは、ポリエーテルブロックアミド(PEBA)共重合体やナイロン材料で生成される。
非柔軟性バルーンは、比較的硬い、剛性を有するポリマー材料から生成される。これらの材料は、熱可塑性ポリマー及び熱硬化性ポリマー材料である。このような材料のいくつかの例には、ポリ(エチレンテレフタレート)、ポリイミド、熱可塑性ポリイミド、ポリアミド、ポリエステル、ポリカーボネート、ポリフェニレンスルフィド、ポリプロピレン、及び硬質ポリウレタンが挙げられる。ポリ(エチレンテレフタレート)から生成された非柔軟性バルーンは一般に、PETバルーンと呼ばれる。
いくつかの実施形態において、バルーンはポリエチレンテレフタレート(PET)等の非柔軟性ポリマー材料で形成される。
フレキシブル回路22は、バルーン20の外面上に配置される。フレキシブル回路22は、接着剤を介してバルーン20の表面上に配置されることが望ましい。
接着剤は、ポリマー基材50の内面とバルーン20の外面とが対面するフレキシブル回路22及びバルーン20の何れか一方に、選択的に適用される。フレキシブル回路22の基材50上に選択的に接着剤を配置することによって、回路上に印加される力を低減することができ、これにより、折り畳んで除去する際、バルーンとフレキシブル回路との間に生じる好ましくない故障を低減することができる。
除去する際の力は比較的強い場合があり、例えば約2ポンド(0.9キログラム)である。このような強い除去力によって、フレキシブル回路のバルーンからの部分的又は全体的な剥離が生じる可能性がある。
設計によりフレキシブル回路22の一部を自由に移動可能とすることで、システム上に印加される力を緩和し、挿入、折り畳み、及び除去の際、より効果的にバルーンを折り畳むことができるように、接着剤を適用するフレキシブル回路上の位置が選択される。除去力が低減されることで、フレキシブル回路のバルーンからの制御不能な剥離を防止することができる。
図7〜12は、フレキシブル回路の内面、例えばバルーンに適用される面の平面図であり、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤の様々な実施形態を示す。
図7は、遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62の各々が、その上に選択的に配置される接着剤70を含む一実施形態を示す。パッド60、62の互いに対する相対位置を維持することで、二つの電極間の間隔が固定され、最適なアブレーション間隔が維持されることがわかっている。
図8は、遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62の各々が、フレキシブル回路22の長手方向軸線に平行に延びる接着剤70の長手方向ストライプを含む代替実施形態を示す。
図9は、遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62の各々に、カテーテルアセンブリの長手方向軸線に対して斜めに延びるストライプ状に接着剤70が適用された代替実施形態を示す。
図10〜12に示す代替実施形態においては、接着剤70は、遠位スプライン64及び近位スプライン66にも選択的に適用される。
図10では、接着剤70のドットが、遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62の各々、並びに、遠位スプライン64及び近位スプライン66の両方の上に均一なパターンで適用される。
図11は、カテーテルアセンブリの長手方向軸線に垂直に延びるストライプ状に接着剤70が適用された一実施形態を示す。接着剤70は、遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62のみならず、遠位スプライン部64及び近位スプライン部66にも適用される。
図12は、接着剤70が遠位パッド60及び近位パッド62には全面に適用され、遠位スプライン64及び近位スプライン66には均一な斜めのストライプ状に適用された代替実施形態である。
上述の実施形態は単なる例示を目的としており、本願の範囲を限定することを意図するものではない。接着剤は、本願の範囲から逸脱することなく、他の様々なパターンや形状に適用することができる。
熱可塑性及び熱硬化性接着剤を含む生体適合性医療用接着剤であれば、任意の適切な接着剤を使用することができる。
いくつかの実施形態において、接着剤は熱硬化性接着剤である。
いくつかの実施形態において、接着剤は紫外線(UV)硬化性接着剤である。
一実施形態において、接着剤はウレタンアクリル系接着剤である。
市販の医療用ウレタンアクリル系接着剤の一例として、Dymax(商標)社(コネチカット州トリントン)から入手可能なDymax(商標)204CTHが挙げられる。
接着剤は、バルーン、フレキシブル回路、又はその両方に適用することができる。接着剤は、互いに接触するバルーン及びフレキシブル回路の少なくとも一方の少なくとも一部に適用されることが望ましい。
また、接着剤70の適用前にフレキシブル回路22及びバルーン20の少なくとも一方の表面をテクスチャリング又は粗面化することによって、フレキシブル回路22とバルーン20との間の接合性を向上させることができる。この結果、フレキシブル回路22のバルーン20からの剥離を低減することができる。しかしながら、テクスチャリングの施されていないバルーンと比較して、除去力をより強くする必要性も生じる。
バルーン20及びフレキシブル回路22の少なくとも一方の表面にテクスチャリングを施す方法の一つとして、フレキシブル回路が接着されるバルーン20の外面、及びバルーンの上に配置されるフレキシブル回路22の表面の少なくとも一方の上に、レーザー励起表面パターンを形成することがある。フレキシブル回路及びバルーンの少なくとも一方に対するレーザーエッチングについては、本発明の譲受人に譲渡され、同時係属中である米国特許出願第14/316,352号明細書に開示されており、当該文献は本明細書においてその全体が参考として取り入れられる。
一実施形態において、バルーンがカテーテルやシース内に後退される時にフレキシブル回路22がキャッチされ、バルーン20から剥離する可能性をさらに低減するため、レーザー励起微細構造は、フレキシブル回路22及びバルーン20の両方の上に、その各々の表面において適合する微細ラッチ機構を形成するパターンで形成される。
図13は、第一のレーザー励起微細パターンが突出する内面80を有するフレキシブル回路22と、第二のレーザー励起微細パターン86が突出する外面84を有するバルーン20との部分図である。レーザー励起微細パターン82、86は、それぞれのパターンが適合し、微細ラッチ機構を形成するように形成される。
一実施形態において、レーザー励起パターンは、フレキシブル回路エッジで生成される揚力に対して垂直な線状に形成される。図14は、フレキシブル回路22のエッジ上で生じる揚力に垂直に形成されたレーザー励起微細パターン88を有するフレキシブル回路22の裏面又は内面80の上面図である。これは、(例えば、フレキシブル回路22のエッジがフレキシブル回路22の長手方向軸線と平行である領域においてはその領域に沿って、長手方向軸線に対して横方向に、また、フレキシブル回路22のエッジが湾曲している領域においてはその曲率半径に整列する方向に)フレキシブル回路を横切って直交するように延びるレーザー励起微細パターン88を含んでもよい。図14において、動脈の治療後、バルーンがシース内に引き戻される時に揚力が生じ得る。一般的な手順において、左右両方の腎動脈が治療される。第一の治療のためにバルーンはシースから押し出されて膨張され、電極を介して動脈にエネルギーが適用される。バルーンはその後、収縮され、装置を第二の治療部位に移動させるためにシース内に引き戻される。揚力は、図14のフレキシブル回路において参照番号90で示されるエッジに生じる。
一実施形態において、フレキシブル回路は、処理時間及びコストを削減するため、(例えば、最大120のカテーテルのためのポリマーシートにつき360の)ダイアドに切断する前に、レーザーエッチングが施される。一方、各バルーンは、固定具に装填され、バルーン表面に部分的にレーザーエッチングを施すように回転される。
バルーンの外面及び内面の少なくとも一方にテクスチャ加工を行うこと、あるいはフレキシブル回路の表面を接合することにより、電極の取付についてのロバスト性が向上し得ることがわかっている。
本明細書における説明は、特定の実施形態の態様についての一例として記載された特定の実施形態にその範囲を限定するものではない。本明細書に記載された方法、組成物、及び装置は、本明細書に記載された任意の特徴のみを、あるいは本明細書に記載された他の任意の特徴との組み合わせを含むことができる。実際、通常の実験を行うだけで、本明細書に図示して説明したものに加えて、様々な改変が前述の説明及び添付の図面から当業者に明らかとなるであろう。このような改変及び均等物は、添付の特許請求の範囲に含まれることを意図する。
米国特許出願公開第2013/0165926号明細書、米国特許出願第14/070,211号明細書、及び米国仮特許出願第61/891,257号明細書は、本明細書において参考として援用される。
本明細書で触れられた全ての米国特許文献及び米国特許出願公開を含む全ての刊行物は、本明細書においてその全体が参考として取り入れられる。本明細書で触れられた任意の同時係属中の特許出願もまた、本明細書においてその全体が参考として取り入れられる。本明細書における参考文献についての引用や考察は、これらが従来技術であると認められるというように解釈してはならない。

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  1. 腎神経変調のためのバルーンであって、前記バルーンは、
    ポリマー材料で形成されたバルーン壁を含み、
    前記バルーン壁は内面、外面、及び一つ以上のフレキシブル回路を有しており、前記フレキシブル回路はポリマー材料で形成されたベースを含み、前記フレキシブル回路は前記バルーン壁の外面に接着剤で選択的に接着され、前記フレキシブル回路の一部は前記バルーンの外面に対して自由に移動し、前記フレキシブル回路、前記バルーン、又はその両方は、フレキシブル回路エッジ上の揚力に垂直なレーザー励起微細パターンを含むバルーン。
  2. 請求項1に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路の各々の前記ベースは少なくとも二つのパッドと、少なくとも二つの前記パッドを接続する遠位スプラインとを含み、
    前記接着剤が少なくとも二つの前記パッドの少なくとも一部の上に、あるいは、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの少なくとも一部と前記遠位スプラインの一部との上に選択的に堆積されるように、前記接着剤が前記バルーンの外面、前記フレキシブル回路、又はその両方に選択的に適用され、
    少なくとも二つの前記パッドの一部、あるいは、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの一部と前記遠位スプラインの一部とは、前記バルーンの外面に接着され、前記フレキシブル回路の残りの部分は、前記バルーンの外面に対して自由に移動するバルーン。
  3. 請求項2に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路は近位スプラインを含み、前記接着剤は前記近位スプラインの一部に適用されるバルーン。
  4. 請求項2に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記接着剤は、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの少なくとも一部にのみ適用されるバルーン。
  5. 請求項4に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記接着剤は、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの全面に適用されるバルーン。
  6. 請求項2に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記接着剤は、前記バルーンの長手方向軸線に垂直に延びるストライプ状に、あるいは、前記バルーンの長手方向軸線に斜めに延びるストライプ状に適用されるバルーン。
  7. 請求項2に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記接着剤は、ドットの均一なパターンで適用されるバルーン。
  8. 請求項1〜7の何れか一項に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記バルーン壁を形成するポリマー材料は、非柔軟性ポリマー材料であるバルーン。
  9. 請求項1〜8の何れか一項に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路は、前記バルーン壁を形成するポリマー材料よりも剛性の高い複合材料であるバルーン。
  10. 請求項1〜9の何れか一項に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路の内面は第一レーザー励起微細パターンを含み、前記バルーンの外面は第二レーザー励起微細パターンを含み、前記第一レーザー励起微細パターン及び前記第二レーザー励起微細パターンは、微細ラッチ機構を形成するように適合するバルーン。
  11. 腎神経変調のためのバルーンであって、前記バルーンは、
    ポリマー材料で形成されたバルーン壁を含み、前記バルーン壁は内面、外面、及び複数のフレキシブル回路を有しており、前記フレキシブル回路はポリマー材料で形成されたベースを含み、前記フレキシブル回路は前記バルーン壁の外面に接着剤で接着され、
    前記フレキシブル回路、前記バルーン、又はその両方は、フレキシブル回路エッジ上の揚力に垂直なレーザー励起微細パターンを含むバルーン。
  12. 請求項11に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路の各々の前記ベースは少なくとも二つのパッドと、少なくとも二つの前記パッドを接続する遠位スプラインとを含み、前記接着剤が少なくとも二つの前記パッドの少なくとも一部の上に、あるいは、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの少なくとも一部と前記遠位スプラインの一部との上に選択的に堆積されるように、前記接着剤が前記バルーンの外面、前記フレキシブル回路、又はその両方に選択的に適用され、
    少なくとも二つの前記パッドの一部、あるいは、少なくとも二つの前記パッドの一部と前記遠位スプラインの一部とは、前記バルーンの外面に接着され、前記フレキシブル回路の残りの部分は、前記バルーンの外面に対して自由に移動するバルーン。
  13. 請求項11又は12に記載のバルーンにおいて、前記フレキシブル回路の内面は第一レーザー励起微細パターンを含み、前記バルーンの外面は第二レーザー励起微細パターンを含み、前記第一レーザー励起微細パターン及び前記第二レーザー励起微細パターンは、微細ラッチ機構を形成するように適合するバルーン。
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