Inflatable balloon for medical use
AssigneeDianosic
InventorsMarc Augustin, Philippe Bastide
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Abstract
This inflatable balloon includes a balloon body, an inflation opening for the introduction of a fluid into the balloon body so as to inflate it under pressure, and at least one device for measuring a biological quantity of cavity tissues and/or of biological fluids present in this cavity. The measuring device includes an external sensor attached on an external face of the wall of the balloon body and adapted to supply an electrical measurement signal sensitive to the measured biological quantity, and an internal module located inside the balloon body and including a processing device adapted to process the electrical measurement signal in order to provide at least one measurement of the biological quantity.
Claims18
An inflatable balloon (10) for medical use, intended to be inserted deflated into a cavity of a human or animal body then inflated inside this cavity in order to press against it, the inflatable balloon (10) comprising:
- a balloon body (12), a wall (14) of which is made of flexible inflatable material,
- an inflation opening (22) for the introduction of a fluid into the balloon body (12) so as to inflate the balloon body (12) under pressure, and
- at least one measuring device (31) for measuring a biological quantity of biological tissues of the cavity and/or of the biological fluids present in this cavity,
- wherein the at least one measuring device (31) includes:
- an external sensor (42) attached on an external face (44) of the wall (14) of the balloon body (12) and designed to supply an electrical measurement signal sensitive to the measured biological quantity, and
- an internal module (48) located inside the balloon body (12) and including a processing device (52) designed to process the electrical measurement signal in order to provide at least one measurement of the biological quantity,
- wherein the external sensor (42) transmits the electrical measurement signal to the internal module (48) by one or more electrical wire(s) (60) passing through conduit(s) (62) formed through the wall (14) of the balloon body (12), and
- wherein a sealing material (64) obstructs the conduit (s) (62).
An inflatable balloon (10) for a use in otorhinolaryngology or neurosurgery, intended to be inserted deflated into a cavity of a human or animal body then inflated inside this cavity in order to press against it, the inflatable balloon (10) comprising:
- a balloon body (12), a wall (14) of which is made of flexible inflatable material,
- an inflation opening (22) for the introduction of a fluid into the balloon body (12) so as to inflate the balloon body (12) under pressure, and
- at least one measuring device (31) for measuring a biological quantity of biological tissues of the cavity and/or of the biological fluids present in this cavity, wherein the at least one measuring device (31) includes:
- an external sensor (42) attached on an external face (44) of the wall (14) of the balloon body (12) and designed to supply an electrical measurement signal sensitive to the measured biological quantity, and
- an internal module (48) located inside the balloon body (12) and including a processing device (52) designed to process the electrical measurement signal in order to provide at least one measurement of the biological quantity,
- wherein the balloon body (12) is pre-formed to conform to internal shapes of a nasal cavity (32) of a human or animal body when the inflatable balloon is inflated.
An inflatable balloon (10) for medical use, intended to be inserted deflated into a cavity of a human or animal body then inflated inside this cavity in order to press against it, the inflatable balloon (10) comprising:
- a balloon body (12), a wall (14) of which is made of flexible inflatable material,
- an inflation opening (22) for the introduction of a fluid into the balloon body (12) so as to inflate the balloon body (12) under pressure, and
- at least one measuring device (31) for measuring a biological quantity of biological tissues of the cavity and/or of the biological fluids present in this cavity,
- wherein the at least one measuring device (31) includes:
- an external sensor (42) attached on an external face (44) of the wall (14) of the balloon body (12) and designed to supply an electrical measurement signal sensitive to the measured biological quantity, and
- an internal module (48) located inside the balloon body (12) and including a processing device (52) designed to process the electrical measurement signal in order to provide at least one measurement of the biological quantity,
- wherein the internal module (48) is attached on an internal face (50) of the wall (14) of the balloon body (12).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.