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US 6,394,995 B1Granted
Enhanced balloon dilatation system
AssigneeX-Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsRonald J. Solar, Thomas Ischinger, Glen L. Lieber
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Abstract
A balloon dilatation system is comprised of an elongated flexible advancement member which terminates in a tubular tracking member slidable over a guidewire. An inflatable balloon has proximal and distal ends, the proximal end communicating with an inflation channel, and the distal end attaching to the tracking member. The balloon portion is coextensive with but not attached to the advancement member.
Claims23
A balloon dilation system comprising:
- a flexible elongated advancement member having a proximal end and a distal end,
- a tracking member having a proximal end and a distal end, said tracking member being adapted to slide over a guidewire and being fixedly attached to the distal end of the advancement member,
- an inflation channel, and
- an inflatable dilation balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation channel,
- wherein only the distal end of the balloon is attached to the tracking member and wherein the advancement member is external to the balloon.
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A balloon dilatation system comprising:
- a flexible elongated advancement member having a proximal end and a distal end,
- a dilatation balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, and
- an inflation channel, the proximal end of the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation channel,
- wherein only the distal end of the balloon is attached to the distal end of the advancement member and wherein the advancement member is external to the balloon.
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A medical delivery system comprising:
- a flexible elongated advancement member having a proximal end and a distal end,
- a tracking member having a proximal end and a distal end, said tracking member being adapted to slide over a guidewire and being fixedly attached to the distal end of the advancement member, and
- a medical instrument or device or a portion thereof having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the instrument or device being in communication with a source,
- wherein only the distal end of the medical instrument or device is attached to the tracking member or the advancement member and wherein the advancement member is external to the medical instrument or device or a portion thereof.
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A balloon dilation system comprising:
- a flexible elongated advancement member having a proximal end and a distal end,
- a tracking member comprising two or more lumens and having a proximal end and a distal end, said tracking member being adapted to slide over a guidewire and being fixedly attached to the distal end of the advancement member,
- an inflation channel, and
- an inflatable dilatation balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation channel,
- wherein only the distal end of the balloon is attached to the tracking member and wherein the advancement member is external to the balloon.
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A balloon dilatation system comprising:
- a flexible elongated advancement member having a proximal end and a distal end,
- a tracking member having a proximal end and a distal end, said tracking member having a lubricious coating, being adapted to slide over a guidewire, and being fixedly attached to the distal end of the advancement member,
- an inflation channel, and
- an inflatable dilatation balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation channel,
- wherein only the distal end of the balloon is attached to the tracking member and wherein the advancement member is external to the balloon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.