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Medical guiding microtubes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-09
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2009-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A medical guiding microtube in which at the tip of a synthetic resin tube a balloon having substantially the same outer diameter as said tube is attached and a ball-like body connecting at the tip of said tube through yarn in defined length is provided within the balloon having optionally a hole for leaking fluid, and it can be safely introduced to peripheral blood vessel and when used as leak balloon catheter it can control precisely and in good reproducibility a timing for leaking therapeutic liquid.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuyuki Hagio
- 👤 Yasuhiko Futami
- 👤 Noriyasu Noguchi
- 👤 Ryusaku Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/0069; A61M25/0074; A61M25/0075; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/7888
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A medical guiding microtube which comprises a plastic tube having a first fluid outlet hole at a forward tip of the tube and a fluid inlet hole near an opposite end of the plastic tube, said plastic tube having a fine tip portion, a thick operational portion and a taper portion connecting both, an inside portion of said tube comprises a fluid transfer channel, said channel containing non-X-ray transmission material in said portion, a cylindrical or spheroidal balloon attached at the tip portion of said tube so as to interconnect the lumen of said balloon with said fluid outlet hole, said balloon being provided with a second fluid outlet hole at the tip of said balloon opposite said first fluid outlet hole of said tube, said balloon being further provided with a movable ball-shaped stopper within the lumen of said balloon, said stopper being engaged with the forward tip of said tube by means of yarn to control opening and closing of said second fluid outlet hole upon an increase and decrease, respectively, in the inner pressure of said balloon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A medical guiding microtube which comprises a plastic tube having a first fluid outlet hole at a forward tip of the tube and a fluid inlet hole near an opposite end of the plastic tube, said plastic tube having a fine tip portion, a thick operational portion and a taper portion connecting both, an inside portion of said tube comprises a fluid transfer channel, said channel containing non-X-ray transmission material in said portion, a cylindrical or spheroidal balloon attached at the tip portion of said tube so as to interconnect the lumen of said balloon with said fluid outlet hole, said balloon being provided with a second fluid outlet hole at the tip of said balloon opposite said first fluid outlet hole of said tube, said balloon being further provided with a movable ball-shaped stopper within the lumen of said balloon, said stopper being engaged with the forward tip of said tube by means of yarn to control opening and closing of said second fluid outlet hole upon an increase and decrease, respectively, in the inner pressure of said balloon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
A medical guiding microtube suitable for use as leak balloon catheter which comprises a plastic tube having a first fluid outlet hole at a forward tip of said tube and a fluid inlet hole near a rear end of said tube, respectively, a cylindrical or spheroidal balloon being provided at the forward tip of said tube so as to interconnect the lumen of the balloon with said fluid outlet hole, said balloon being provided with second fluid outlet hole at the tip of said balloon and a removable stopper in the lumen of said balloon, said stopper comprising a ball-shaped member engaged with the forward tip of said tube by means of yarn for opening said second fluid outlet hole upon an increase in the inner pressure of said balloon and for closing said second fluid outlet hole upon a decrease in the inner pressure of said balloon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
A medical guiding microtube suitable for use as leak balloon catheter which comprises a plastic tube having a first fluid outlet hole at a forward tip of said tube and a fluid inlet hole near a rear end of said tube, respectively, a cylindrical or spheroidal balloon being provided at the forward tip of said tube so as to interconnect the lumen of the balloon with said fluid outlet hole, said balloon being provided with second fluid outlet hole at the tip of said balloon and a removable stopper in the lumen of said balloon, said stopper comprising a ball-shaped member engaged with the forward tip of said tube by means of yarn for opening said second fluid outlet hole upon an increase in the inner pressure of said balloon and for closing said second fluid outlet hole upon a decrease in the inner pressure of said balloon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A medical guiding microtube according to claim 2, wherein a pipe comprising non-X ray transmission material is provided at the fluid outlet hole of the balloon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A medical guiding microtube according to claim 2, wherein a pipe comprising non-X ray transmission material connects the balloon with the tube.
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