Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Occlusion catheter having compliant balloon for use with complex vasculature
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Application No.: US13915037Application Date: 2013-06-11
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Publication No.: US08974409B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Douglas Ray Hayman , Peter Gregory Davis , Maria De Jesus Sanson , Komonn Lim Reedy , Todd Jeffrey Hewitt
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agent Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Esq.
- Main IPC: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00 ; A61M25/10 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B6/12 ; A61M25/01 ; A61M25/09 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/22 ; A61M25/00

Abstract:
A catheter used for treatment of complex vasculature, such as a bifurcated aneurysm, is provided with an inflatable balloon at a distal portion thereof. The shape, location and material of the inflatable balloon are selected such that when inflated, the balloon conforms to the shape of the complex vasculature, or at least a portion thereof, without appreciably deforming the vessel walls. In this manner, the balloon can be used to control flow in the vasculature, for example occluding a selected branch of the vasculature during introduction of material in order concentrate the material and minimize its disbursement by blood flow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130281836A1 OCCLUSION CATHETER HAVING COMPLIANT BALLOON FOR USE WITH COMPLEX VASCULATURE Public/Granted day:2013-10-24
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