Balloon catheter sheath
First Claim
1. A sheath for use with a medical device during a medical procedure, the sheath comprising:
- an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a main lumen extending through said elongated body from said proximal end to said distal end, said main lumen sized and configured to allow insertion of a medical instrument therethrough, and an inflatable balloon mounted on an outside surface of said elongated body proximate said distal end.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for using disposable jackets or sheaths with many kinds of surgical devices, such as catheters and endoscopes. An inflatable balloon is mounted on an outside surface of the sheath. The sheath may also include radiopaque markers, a sterility strip, one or more attachment clips, adhesive attachment, an endcap, and/or an inflation lumen formed as a tube that extends beyond the proximal end of the sheath. The balloons of the sheath may have regular or irregular profiles and shapes, including but not limited to: a bowtie shape, a donut shape, helix, spiral, alternating on opposing sides. The balloon may be simultaneously inflated through a common lumen or they may separately inflatable through separate lumens.
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29 Claims
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1. A sheath for use with a medical device during a medical procedure, the sheath comprising:
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an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a main lumen extending through said elongated body from said proximal end to said distal end, said main lumen sized and configured to allow insertion of a medical instrument therethrough, and an inflatable balloon mounted on an outside surface of said elongated body proximate said distal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A sheath for use with a medical device during a medical procedure, the sheath comprising:
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an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a main lumen extending through said elongated body from said proximal end to said distal end, said main lumen sized and configured to allow insertion of a medical instrument therethrough, an inflatable balloon mounted on an outside surface of said elongated body proximate said distal end, an inflation lumen extending from said proximal end to said inflatable balloon, a bendable region of said elongated body, said bendable region being located intermediate said proximal end and said distal end, a frangible region forming a portion of said elongated body, a radiopaque marker located on said elongated body, and a sterilization strip located on an exterior surface of said elongated body.
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22. A method of using a balloon sheath, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting a medical instrument into a main lumen of a balloon sheath;
(b) inserting the medical instrument and balloon sheath into a patient;
(c) inflating a balloon located proximate a distal end of the sheath;
(d) performing a surgical procedure with the medical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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