Therapeutic delivery balloon
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1. A system for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface comprising:
- a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen;
a source of fluid in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter; and
a first inflatable balloon having an exterior surface, the first inflatable balloon in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter, the first inflatable balloon being hyper-deformable, and the exterior surface of the first inflatable balloon in communication with a therapeutic when the first inflatable balloon is in an expanded state.
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Abstract
The present invention regards a therapeutic delivery balloon and includes a system for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface. This system includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen; a source of fluid in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter; and, a first inflatable balloon having an exterior surface, wherein the balloon is hyper-deformable, is in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter, and has an exterior surface in communication with a therapeutic when the balloon is in expanded state.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen;
a source of fluid in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter; and
a first inflatable balloon having an exterior surface, the first inflatable balloon in communication with the internal lumen of the catheter, the first inflatable balloon being hyper-deformable, and the exterior surface of the first inflatable balloon in communication with a therapeutic when the first inflatable balloon is in an expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A device for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal lumen;
a hyper-deformable inflatable balloon in fluid communication with the internal lumen of the catheter, the hyper-deformable inflatable balloon having an exterior surface and an interior surface;
a source of fluid in fluid communication with the internal lumen; and
a fluid pump in fluid communication with the source of fluid.
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20. A method for delivering therapeutic to an irregular interior vessel surface of a patient comprising:
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inserting an expandable hyper-deformable membrane into the vessel of the patient, the expandable hyper-deformable membrane having an exterior surface;
positioning the expandable hyper-deformable membrane at an irregular interior surface of the vessel within the patient; and
forcing fluid into the expandable hyper-deformable membrane to expand the expandable hyper-deformable membrane, the expandable hyper-deformable membrane becoming juxtaposed to the irregular interior surface of the vessel of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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