Echogenic occlusive balloon and delivery system
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRobert Rioux, David J. Sauvageau
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Abstract
A vessel occlusion apparatus includes an elongate shaft having a fluid delivery lumen; and an expandable member carried on a distal end portion of the shaft, the expandable member comprising a body defining an interior region, the interior region in communication with the fluid delivery lumen, the body comprising a wall having one or more embedded fluid pockets therein, each of the one or more pockets containing a fluid capable of being imaged, e.g., having echogenic qualities for detection using ultrasound imaging.
Claims22
A vessel occlusion apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a fluid delivery lumen;
- and
- an expandable member carried on a distal end portion of the shaft, the expandable member comprising a body defining an interior region, the interior region in communication with the fluid delivery lumen, the body formed of a first sheet of material secured to a second sheet of material using an adhesive at selected locations, thereby creating a plurality of fluid pockets between the first sheet and the second sheet,
- wherein the fluid pockets are fluidically isolated from any fluid lumens.
An apparatus for use in a medical procedure, comprising:
- an elongate tubular delivery member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal portions, wherein the distal portion of the tubular member is formed of a first sheet of material secured to a second sheet of material using an adhesive at selected locations, thereby creating a plurality of fluid pockets between the first sheet and the second sheet,
- wherein the fluid pockets are fluidically isolated from any fluid lumens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.