Directly visualized method for deploying a detachable balloon at a target site in vivo
First Claim
1. A directly, visualized method for deploying a detachable balloon to a target site in vivo, comprising:
- providing a scope for directly visualizing a target site in vivo, the scope comprising a sheath a viewing means for viewing the target site and a positioning element extending longitudinally through the sheath;
passing an uninflated, detachable balloon attached to a catheter through a lumen of a positioning element of the scope to a target site in vivo; and
inflating and detaching the balloon at the target site in vivo while directly visualizing the detachment of the balloon and/or the effects of the detached balloon on the target site in vivo.
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Abstract
A directly visualized method for deploying a detachable balloon to a target site in vivo is described. The method allows a physician or technician to deploy the detachable balloon to the target site while directly visualizing the detachment of the balloon and/or the effects of the detached balloon on the target site in vivo. The present invention alleviates problems associated with the use of indirect visualization techniques conventionally used for deploying such detachable balloons. The directly, visualized method of this invention includes the steps of providing a scope capable of directly visualizing a target site in vivo, passing a balloon catheter including an uninflated, detachable balloon through the lumen of a positioning element of the scope, and inflating and detaching the balloon at the target site in vivo.
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21 Claims
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1. A directly, visualized method for deploying a detachable balloon to a target site in vivo, comprising:
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providing a scope for directly visualizing a target site in vivo, the scope comprising a sheath a viewing means for viewing the target site and a positioning element extending longitudinally through the sheath; passing an uninflated, detachable balloon attached to a catheter through a lumen of a positioning element of the scope to a target site in vivo; and inflating and detaching the balloon at the target site in vivo while directly visualizing the detachment of the balloon and/or the effects of the detached balloon on the target site in vivo. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for deploying a detachable balloon to a target site in vivo and directly visualizing the detached, inflated balloon and/or its effects in vivo, comprising:
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a scope for directly visualizing a target site in vivo, the scope comprising a shealth, a viewing means for viewing a target site and a positioning element extending longitudinally through the sheath; and a balloon catheter including a detachable, uninflated balloon, said detachable, uninflated balloon adapted for passage through a lumen of the positioning element of the scope. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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