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- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for scaffolding
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Application No.: US16150094Application Date: 2018-10-02
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Publication No.: US11090467B2Publication Date: 2021-08-17
- Inventor: R B Eugene Hayes , D H Perkins , Jie Ren , Robert R. Scott
- Applicant: Alucent Biomedical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Alucent Biomedical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Alucent Biomedical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00 ; A61M25/10 ; A61B17/12 ; A61M5/00

Abstract:
An apparatus and methods to form a tissue scaffolding are provided. The apparatus may include a catheter shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal tip, a distal balloon positioned on the catheter shaft proximal to the distal tip, and a proximal balloon positioned on the catheter shaft proximal to the distal balloon. The apparatus may further include an intermediate balloon positioned on a distal segment of the catheter shaft proximal to the distal balloon and distal to the proximal balloon. The intermediate balloon and the distal segment each include a translucent material. A light fiber may extend through the distal segment. A first lumen and a second lumen may be arranged in the catheter shaft, the first lumen comprising a first port located between the distal balloon and the intermediate balloon, and the second lumen comprising a second port located between the intermediate balloon and the proximal balloon.
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