Inflation device for dual balloon catheter
First Claim
1. A balloon catheter inflation system, comprising:
- a housing to define a chamber for an inflation medium, the housing coupleable to a balloon catheter that has at least two balloons, the housing being coupleable to the catheter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the balloons; and
a valve configuration operatively associated with the chamber to provide a first pressure to one of the balloons and a second pressure to the other balloon by a single inflating action that moves the inflation medium from the chamber to the balloons.
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Abstract
A balloon catheter inflation system. And inflation device includes a housing defining a chamber for an inflation medium. The housing can be coupled to a balloon catheter that has two balloons. The housing can be coupled to the catheter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the balloons. The inflation system further includes a valve configuration operatively associated with the chamber to provide a first pressure to one of the balloons and a second pressure to the other balloon by a single inflating action that moves the inflation medium from the chamber to the balloons. The balloons of a multiple balloon catheter can each be inflated to a different pressure substantially simultaneously by a single inflating action.
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29 Claims
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1. A balloon catheter inflation system, comprising:
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a housing to define a chamber for an inflation medium, the housing coupleable to a balloon catheter that has at least two balloons, the housing being coupleable to the catheter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the balloons; and
a valve configuration operatively associated with the chamber to provide a first pressure to one of the balloons and a second pressure to the other balloon by a single inflating action that moves the inflation medium from the chamber to the balloons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A balloon catheter inflation system, comprising:
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a housing to define a chamber for an inflation medium, the housing coupleable to a balloon catheter that has at least two balloons, the housing being coupleable to the catheter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the balloons; and
means for providing a first pressure to one of the balloons and a second pressure to the other balloon by a single inflating action that moves the inflation medium from the chamber to the balloons. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of inflating the balloons of a multiple balloon catheter, the method comprising:
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coupling an inflation device to a balloon catheter that has at least two balloons, the inflation device including a housing defining a chamber for an inflation medium, the housing being coupleable to the catheter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the balloons; and
providing a first pressure to one of the balloons and a second pressure to the other balloon by a single inflating action that moves the inflation medium from the chamber to the balloons. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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