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Devices for selectively directing inflation devices
Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Inc
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Filing: 1994-03-14
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Granted: 1997-07-08
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Expires: 2014-03-14
Abstract
Abstract Devices have been made which are balloon catheters, preferably PTCA devices, and which are capable of selectively directing inflation forces against the thicker part of an eccentric arterial obstruction or an off-center plaque deposit. In a first embodiment, a balloon catheter is formed from at least two balloons positioned side-by-side to each other. One balloon is larger in diameter than the other balloon(s). The larger diameter balloon acts as a cushion to the thinner part of a lesion. The small balloon(s) focuses greater inflation force against the thicker part of the lesion. In a second embodiment, a unitary balloon catheter has a plurality of independently inflatable lobes. Inflation forces may be selectively directed depending on which lumen of the balloon catheter is pressurized. Additionally, different lumens can be used for other purposes including an auto-perfusion catheter and monorail applications. The new devices provide a method of opening a constricted region in the cardiovascular system of a patient.
Inventors
- 👤 John R. Fagan
- 👤 Jeffrey M. Kling
- 👤 Michael D. Barbere
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; A61M25/1002; A61M25/104; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1059
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, said constricted region having first and second portions disposed in a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having a dilatation element affixed thereto; locating the dilatation element in said constricted region; establishing contact between said dilatation element and said first and second portions of said constricted region; and applying a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, said constricted region having first and second portions disposed in a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having a dilatation element affixed thereto; locating the dilatation element in said constricted region; establishing contact between said dilatation element and said first and second portions of said constricted region; and applying a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, the constricted region including first and second portions disposed in a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having first and second dilatation balloon members disposed thereon, the dilatation balloon members being disposed eccentric to each other; locating the dilatation balloon members in said plane; inflating said balloon members so as to establish contact between said first and second dilatation balloon members and said first and second portions of said constricted region disposed in said plane, respectively, and so as to apply a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, the constricted region including first and second portions disposed in a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having first and second dilatation balloon members disposed thereon, the dilatation balloon members being disposed eccentric to each other; locating the dilatation balloon members in said plane; inflating said balloon members so as to establish contact between said first and second dilatation balloon members and said first and second portions of said constricted region disposed in said plane, respectively, and so as to apply a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method recited in claim 2 which further comprises the step of inflating each of said balloon members at a different pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method recited in claim 2 wherein said first balloon member is inflated with a lower pressure than that of the second balloon member.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
198 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, the constricted region including a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, the constricted region including first and second portions, the second portion having a greater degree of constriction than the first portion comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having first and second dilatation balloon members disposed thereon, the dilatation balloon members being disposed eccentric to each other; locating the dilatation balloon members in said plane, with said first dilatation balloon being disposed adjacent said first portion of the constricted region and the second dilatation balloon being disposed adjacent said second portion of the constricted region; and inflating said balloon members so as to establish contact between said first and second dilatation balloon members and respective first and second portions of said constricted region disposed in said plane and so as to apply a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
198 words
A method for treating a constricted region in a blood vessel, the constricted region including a plane orthogonal to the blood vessel, the constricted region including first and second portions, the second portion having a greater degree of constriction than the first portion comprising the steps of: inserting into the blood vessel a dilatation catheter having first and second dilatation balloon members disposed thereon, the dilatation balloon members being disposed eccentric to each other; locating the dilatation balloon members in said plane, with said first dilatation balloon being disposed adjacent said first portion of the constricted region and the second dilatation balloon being disposed adjacent said second portion of the constricted region; and inflating said balloon members so as to establish contact between said first and second dilatation balloon members and respective first and second portions of said constricted region disposed in said plane and so as to apply a first, diffuse, cushioned dilatation force to said first contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane and a second, focused, dilatation force to said second contacted portion of said constricted region disposed in said plane, said second dilatation force being higher than said first dilatation force.
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