Balloon catheters
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsTracee Eidenschink, Matt Heidner
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Abstract
A method of using a balloon catheter, comprising the steps of providing a balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising a balloon and a plurality of fins, the plurality of fins engaged to the balloon; inserting the balloon catheter into the vasculature; advancing the balloon catheter through the vasculature to a desired location; inflating the balloon when the balloon catheter is at the desired location; deflating the balloon; and directing the blood flow along the balloon thereby aiding rewrap.
Claims16
A method of using a balloon catheter, comprising the steps of
- providing a balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising an inner shaft, a balloon, at least one tether and at least one flow channel, the balloon having an inner surface, the at least one tether having a first end engaged to the inner surface of the balloon, the inner shaft having an outer surface, the at least one flow channel being a helical groove in the outer surface of the inner shaft;
- inserting the balloon catheter into the vasculature;
- advancing the balloon catheter through the vasculature to a desired location;
- inflating the balloon with inflation media when the balloon catheter is at the desired location;
- and
- removing the inflation media from the balloon, at least a portion of the inflation media flowing out of the balloon in the at least one flow channel.
A balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising an inner shaft, a balloon, at least one flow channel, and at least one tether, the balloon having an interior surface, the at least one tether comprising a first end engaged to the interior surface of the balloon and a second end that is not fixedly attached, the inner shaft having an outer surface, the at least one flow channel being helical groove in the outer surface of the inner shaft.
A balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising an inner shaft, a balloon, a collar, and at least one tether, the balloon having an interior surface, the at least one tether comprising a first end engaged to the interior surface of the balloon and a second end that is not fixedly attached, a portion of the inner shaft disposed within and engaged to the collar, the collar having an outer surface, the at least one flow channel being a helical groove in the outer surface of the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.