Temporary occlusion of blood vessel using extra-luminal balloon
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsJoshua F. Krieger, Rebecca Roeder, Paul Gagne
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Abstract
A method of treating a vessel, such as sclerotherapy, includes moving a short balloon catheter to a position at which a compliant extra-luminal balloon is outside of the vessel at an occlusion site, and between the vessel and a non-compliant bearing surface. The vessel is occluded at the occlusion site by inflating the compliant extra-luminal balloon of the balloon catheter, and bearing an outer surface of the balloon against the vessel and the non-compliant bearing surface. The vessel is medically treated upstream from the occlusion site. The short balloon catheter includes a wire guide lumen.
Claims11
A method of treating a vessel, comprising the steps of:
- moving a balloon catheter to a position at which a compliant extra-luminal balloon is outside of a vessel at an occlusion site, and between an exterior side of the vessel and a non-compliant bearing surface;
- occluding the vessel at the occlusion site by inflating the compliant extra-luminal balloon of the balloon catheter, and bearing an outer surface of the compliant extra-luminal balloon against the exterior side of the vessel and the non-compliant bearing surface;
- medically treating the vessel upstream from the occlusion site.
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