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US 2015/0088187 A1Published application
Catheter with Vessel Lining and Methods for Using Same
AssigneeCruzar Medsystems, Inc.
InventorAlbert K. Chin
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Abstract
A system for providing access across a site of obstruction is provided. The system may include a sleeve, having a distal portion that can move from an inverted position to an everted position. A balloon situated within the sleeve can be extended so as to evert sleeve. A pathway can extend across a juncture between the distal portion and the remaining portion of the sleeve so as to provide access across the site of obstruction. A method for providing access across the site of obstruction is also provided.
Claims9
1-9. (canceled)
A method of providing access across a site of obstruction, the method comprising:
- positioning an inverted, distal portion of a sleeve adjacent to a site of obstruction;
- moving the distal portion from an inverted position to an everted position so the distal portion extends across the site of obstruction;
- and
- providing a pathway extending across a juncture between the distal portion and a remaining portion of the sleeve in order to provide access across the site of obstruction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.