ADJUSTABLE DOUBLE BALLOON CATHETER WITH A THROUGH LUMEN FOR STONE MANAGEMENT
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Abstract
A method for removing an object from a body lumen includes dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen. A device for removing an object from a body lumen includes a fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and a pump in fluid communication with the dispenser.
38 Citations
51 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method of moving an object within a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting a medical device into the body lumen, the medical device comprising a first expansible member and a second expansible member; expanding the first expansible member distally of the object; expanding the second expansible member proximally of the object; after expanding the first and second expansible members, dispensing fluid between the first and second expansible members; and releasing the dispensed fluid to displace the object proximally past the second expansible member, wherein during the method of moving the object within the body lumen a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of moving an object within a lumen, comprising:
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confining the object in a portion of a body lumen by positioning a proximal expansible member proximally of the object and a distal expansible member distally of the object; dispensing fluid between the proximal and distal expansible members; and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object past the proximal expansible member, wherein during the method of moving the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of moving an object a body lumen, comprising:
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confining the object in a portion of a body lumen by expanding a proximal expansible member at a proximal end of the portion of the body lumen and expanding a distal expansible member at a distal end of the portion of the body lumen; dispensing fluid between the proximal and distal expansible members; causing the dispensed fluid to dislodge the object from a wall of the body lumen, and releasing the object and a portion of the dispensed fluid through the proximal end of the portion of the body lumen, wherein during the method of moving the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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