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US 2006/0079923 A1Published application
Aneurysm treatment using semi-compliant balloon
OwnerManik Chhabra, Neema Hekmat +3inventors
InventorsManik Chhabra, Neema Hekmat, Peter Johnson, Amy Lee, Lipkong Yap
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Abstract
A device for occluding an aneurysm comprising: a detachable, semi-compliant, radially-expanding balloon mounted on a catheter, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the catheter, wherein the balloon comprises a plurality of micropores, and wherein the micropores in the balloon allow expression of a bio-adhesive fluid at a defined pressure from the inside to the outside of the balloon.
Claims26
A device for occluding an aneurysm comprising:
- a detachable, semi-compliant, radially-expanding balloon mounted on a catheter, wherein the catheter comprises a catheter body defining at least one interior lumen, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with at least one lumen defined within the catheter, wherein the balloon comprises a plurality of micropores, wherein the micropores in the balloon allow expression of an adhesive fluid at a defined pressure from the inside to the outside of the balloon.
The device of claim 2 wherein the micropores are disposed unevenly upon the surface of the balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.