Multiple balloon venous occlusion catheter

A multiple balloon catheter for obtaining hemostasis during a venous injury to a venous structure of a patient during a surgical procedure having a target anatomy, said catheter comprising:

• a) a connector for at least one syringe;
• b) a connector for a guide wire;
• c) a guide wire lumen dimensioned to receive the guide wire for positioning said catheter in the venous structure adjacent to and extending past the target anatomy of the surgical procedure;
• d) an inflation lumen dimensioned to receive a fluid from the at least one syringe;
• and
• e) at least a first balloon and a second balloon arranged in serial fashion along said catheter and in fluid communication with said inflation lumen,
• wherein said first balloon and said second balloon are substantially similar,
• wherein said first balloon and said second balloon are configured to be inflated with a fluid pressure consisting of between about 15 mm Hg and about 25 mm Hg,
• wherein said first balloon and said second balloon are dimensioned such that, during delivery of fluid from said at least one syringe into said inflation lumen at said fluid pressure, said first balloon is configured to inflate and occlude a forward blood flow within the venous structure below said venous injury and said second balloon is configured to inflate and occlude a reverse blood flow within the venous structure above said venous injury, and
• wherein the second balloon is configured to inflate simultaneously with inflation of the first balloon upon the at least one syringe providing fluid into the inflation lumen.