CATHETER HAVING INFLATION AND DEFLATION LUMEN USEFUL FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING REPERFUSION INJURY
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1. A catheter comprising:
- a catheter shaft including an inflation lumen and an independent deflation lumen disposed between a proximal section and a distal section of the shaft, wherein each of the inflation lumen and deflation lumen is in fluid communication with one balloon, andan indicator is associated with the deflation lumen, wherein the indicator indicates inflation of the balloon.
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Abstract
A system including a catheter and an expandable member. The catheter includes an independent inflation lumen and an separate independent deflation lumen capable of sequential inflation and deflation of an expandable member in rapid succession, such as less than five seconds.
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45 Claims
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1. A catheter comprising:
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a catheter shaft including an inflation lumen and an independent deflation lumen disposed between a proximal section and a distal section of the shaft, wherein each of the inflation lumen and deflation lumen is in fluid communication with one balloon, and an indicator is associated with the deflation lumen, wherein the indicator indicates inflation of the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for reducing or preventing reperfusion injury to a patient, the system comprising:
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a catheter having a catheter shaft; and a balloon disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein the balloon is configured for sequential inflation and Venturi-assisted deflation. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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a catheter shaft including an inflation lumen and an independent deflation lumen, an indicator in communication with the deflation lumen; an expandable member disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein the wherein the indicator is configured to notify a user of inflation or deflation of the expandable member. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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