Balloon-catheter
OwnerIrene Warneckeinventor
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Abstract
A catheter for intravascular occlusion of vascular connections and other defects provided with a tubular element and carrying at its very end a position-balloon behind which is provided the occlusion-balloon; the latter is detachable from the catheter and the position-balloon is either attached to the catheter or to the occlusion balloon to be detached therewith.
Claims12
A balloon-catheter with a detachable occlusion member for intravascular and permanent occlusion of vascular connections and cardiac septal defects, the improvement, comprising, a position balloon disposed at the distal end of the catheter the position-balloon being connected to the catheter;
- an occlusion-balloon detachably mounted on the catheter at a particular distance from the position balloon and rearwardly displaced from the distal end in a direction toward the other end of the catheter;
- and means for providing for filling and emptying of the balloons so that they can be separately filled and evacuated via separate lumina from the other end of the catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.