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Treatment of obstructions in body passages
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-10-25
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Granted: 1995-10-24
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Expires: 2013-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A device for treating conditions causing obstructions in a body passage, composed of a catheter dimensioned to be insertable into the body passage and having a lateral wall and a distal end via which the catheter can be inserted into the body passage, the catheter being provided internally with fluid conducting passages and a fluid outlet passage which extends through the lateral wall and communicates with one of the fluid conducting passage; and first and second balloons carried by the catheter and extending outwardly from the lateral wall, the balloons communicating with respective fluid conducting passages and being disposed so that the first balloon is located between the fluid outlet passage and the distal end of the catheter, wherein one of the balloons is a high compliance volume balloon and the other of the balloons is a low compliance pressure balloon dimensioned to radially dilate the body when expanded by a fluid under pressure.
Inventors
- 👤 T. Anthony Don Michael
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0133; A61M25/1011; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M2025/0036; A61M25/0043; A61M2025/0057; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M2025/1061; A61M2025/1095; A61M2025/1097; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for treating conditions causing obstructions in a body passage, consisting of: a catheter dimensioned to be insertable into the body passage and having a lateral wall and a distal end via which said catheter can be inserted into the body passage, said catheter being provided internally with fluid conducting passages and further being provided with a fluid outlet passage which extends through said lateral wall and communicates with one of said fluid conducting passages; and first and second balloons carried by said catheter and extending outwardly from said lateral wall, said balloons communicating with respective fluid conducting passages and being disposed so that said fluid outlet passage is located between said balloons, wherein one of said balloons is a high compliance volume balloon and the other of said balloons is a low compliance pressure balloon dimensioned to radially dilate the body passage when expanded by a fluid under pressure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for treating conditions causing obstructions in a body passage, consisting of: a catheter dimensioned to be insertable into the body passage and having a lateral wall and a distal end via which said catheter can be inserted into the body passage, said catheter being provided internally with fluid conducting passages and further being provided with a fluid outlet passage which extends through said lateral wall and communicates with one of said fluid conducting passages; and first and second balloons carried by said catheter and extending outwardly from said lateral wall, said balloons communicating with respective fluid conducting passages and being disposed so that said fluid outlet passage is located between said balloons, wherein one of said balloons is a high compliance volume balloon and the other of said balloons is a low compliance pressure balloon dimensioned to radially dilate the body passage when expanded by a fluid under pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said first balloon is said high compliance volume balloon and is located between said distal end of said catheter and said outlet passage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said high compliance volume balloon is an eccentric balloon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
152 words
A method for eliminating an obstruction from a body passage having a wall, using the device of claim 1, comprising: introducing the catheter into the passage and into proximity to the obstruction; performing a balloon angioplasty treatment by positioning the low compliance pressure balloon in line with the obstruction, inflating the low compliance pressure balloon to dilate the obstruction, and then deflating the low compliance pressure balloon; and performing a chemical treatment by placing the catheter in a position where the obstruction is situated between the first and second balloons, causing the first and second balloons to at least partially seal a region of the passage containing the obstruction, and introducing a chemical substance into that region and into contact with the obstruction, via the fluid outlet passage, the chemical substance being selected to promote at least one of clot dissolution, prevention of clot formation and repair of the body passage wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method as defined in claim 4 wherein said step of inflating the low compliance pressure balloon comprises establishing a first pressure within the pressure balloon, and said step of causing the first and second balloons to at least partially seal a region of the passage comprises establishing a second pressure, which is lower than the first pressure, within the pressure balloon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as defined in claim 5 wherein said step of causing the first and second balloons to at least partially seal a region of the passage comprises inflating the volume balloon at any time after initiation of said introducing step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as defined in claim 4 wherein the high compliance volume balloon is located between the distal end of the catheter and the outlet passage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as defined in claim 4 wherein said step of causing the first and second balloons to at least partially seal a region of the passage comprises inflating the volume balloon at any time after initiation of said introducing step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as defined in claim 4 wherein, during such step of performing a balloon angioplasty treatment, the catheter is in a first position relative to the body passage, and the operation of placing the catheter during said step of performing a chemical treatment comprises moving the catheter relative to the body passage, from the first position to a second position.
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