Spiraled balloon arrangement for treatment of a tortuous vessel
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsSteve Bigus, Carl Simpson, Kevin M. Mauch
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Abstract
A catheter balloon arrangement for application in tortuous blood vessels. First and second spiraled balloons are coupled to a catheter body portion. The spiraled balloons can have first and second apexes with a pitch length there between configured to encourage tortuous compatibility between the catheter balloon arrangement and a body lumen. A method of treatment with an embodiment of a catheter balloon arrangement is also provided.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- an elongated catheter body portion;
- a first spiraled balloon about said elongated catheter body portion;
- and
- a second spiraled balloon about said elongated catheter body portion, wherein said first and second spiraled balloons have separate inflation sources.
A catheter balloon arrangement comprising:
- a catheter body portion;
- a first spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a first apex;
- a second spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a second apex;
- and
- a variable pitch length between said first apex and said second apex, said pitch length to encourage tortuous compatibility between said catheter balloon arrangement and a tortuous body lumen when said catheter balloon arrangement is inflated within said tortuous body lumen.
A method comprising:
- advancing a deflated catheter balloon arrangement through a body lumen to a treatment site, said catheter balloon arrangement including a first spiraled balloon and a second spiraled balloon about an elongated catheter body portion, said first and second spiraled balloons having separate inflation sources;
- inflating said catheter balloon arrangement;
- and
- treating said body lumen at said treatment site.
A catheter balloon arrangement comprising:
- a catheter body portion;
- a first spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a first apex;
- a second spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a second apex, said first and second spiraled balloons having separate inflation sources;
- and
- a variable pitch length between said first apex and said second apex, said pitch length to encourage tortuous compatibility between said catheter balloon arrangement and a tortuous body lumen when said catheter balloon arrangement is inflated within said tortuous body lumen.
An apparatus comprising:
- an elongated catheter body portion;
- a first spiraled balloon about said elongated catheter body portion;
- and
- a second spiraled balloon about said elongated catheter body portion, wherein said first spiraled balloon is inflatable to a first size and said second spiraled balloon is inflatable to a second size when said first balloon is inflated to said first size, said first size different than said second size to enhance perfusion of a body fluid past said apparatus when inflated within a body lumen.
A catheter balloon arrangement comprising:
- a catheter body portion;
- a first spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a first apex;
- a second spiraled balloon coupled to said catheter body portion and having a second apex;
- and
- a pitch length between said first apex and said second apex, said pitch length to encourage tortuous compatibility between said catheter balloon arrangement and a tortuous body lumen when said catheter balloon arrangement is inflated within said tortuous body lumen, wherein said first spiraled balloon is inflatable to a first size and said second spiraled balloon is inflatable to a second size when said first balloon is inflated to said first size, said first size different than said second size to enhance perfusion of a body fluid past said catheter balloon arrangement when inflated within a body lumen.
A method comprising:
- advancing a deflated catheter balloon arrangement through a body lumen to a treatment site, said catheter balloon arrangement including a first spiraled balloon and a second spiraled balloon about an elongated catheter body portion;
- inflating said catheter balloon arrangement;
- and
- treating said body lumen at said treatment site, wherein said body lumen is a tortuous body lumen, said body lumen is a tortuous body lumen, said first spiraled balloon includes a first apex, said second spiraled balloon includes a inflation medium via a second inflation to achieve a second size, said first size different from said second size to enhance said perfusing.
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