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US 2003/0229332 A1Published application
Adjustable double balloon catheter with a through lumen for stone management
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorAl Intoccia
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Abstract
A method for removing an object from a body lumen includes dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen. A device for removing an object from a body lumen includes a fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and a pump in fluid communication with the dispenser.
Claims31
A method for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
- dispensing fluid into the body lumen;
- confining a predetermined quantity of the dispensed fluid within a portion of the body lumen that contains the object by impeding a flow of the fluid at a distal end and at a proximal end of the portion of the body lumen;
- and
- releasing the predetermined quantity of fluid through the proximal end of the portion of the body lumen to propel the object past the proximal end of the portion of the body lumen.
1 more element
A method for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
- dispensing fluid into the body lumen;
- and
- causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen.
A device for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
- a fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid into the body lumen;
- and
- a pump in fluid communication with the fluid dispenser, the pump comprising a fluid volume controller configured to provide a sufficient quantity of fluid to cause the object to move through the body lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.