Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for manufacturing a balloon
catheter in which a non-contact type laser perforator and printer are
separately provided above a primary extruder such that inflation
apertures can be uniformly perforated through a non-vulcanized lumen tube
and simultaneously, tube cutting positions can be printed on the lumen
tube at positions uniformly spaced apart from the inflation apertures
without stopping a primary extrusion process. Also, a bond preventing
agent layer is coated on the lumen tube at balloon inflating portions
prior to cutting the tube, to facilitate a secondary extrusion of the
tube. With this configuration, continuous and accurate perforation of
inflation apertures is possible and automatic tube cutting can be
achieved based on the printed tube cutting positions. Also, the present
invention can compensate for a time delay due to a bond preventing agent
application process and achieve high productivity and minimized loss of
material.