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BALLOON CATHETER WITH CENTRALIZED VENT HOLE

  • US 20090312827A1
  • Filed: 12/18/2006
  • Published: 12/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter assembly for engaging a stenosis, the assembly comprising:

  • a catheter including a wall having a proximal end and a distal end disposed along a longitudinal axis, the wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining a first lumen and a second lumen spaced apart and disposed about the longitudinal axis, the wall defining an opening extending between the inner surface and the exterior surface, the opening being in communication with the first lumen so as to define a flow path having an angle incident to the longitudinal axis;

    a first marker disposed about the exterior surface along the longitudinal axis; and

    a second marker disposed about the exterior surface along the longitudinal axis, the first and second markers being spaced from one another along the longitudinal axis so as to be substantially equidistant from the opening; and

    a balloon having a first end and a second end defining a holding volume therebetween, the first end and the second ends being sealed about the exterior surface, the opening is disposed within the holding volume so as to place the first lumen in sealed fluid communication with the holding volume, the first and second ends being spaced substantially equidistantly about the opening along the longitudinal axis.

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