Adjustable inflatable catheter and method for adjusting the relative position of multiple inflatable portions of a catheter within a body passageway
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1. A catheter for insertion into a body passageway, comprising:
- a shaft, having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end of the shaft;
first and second inflatable members disposed on the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft;
means for inflating the first and second inflatable members; and
means for adjusting the position of at least one of the first and second inflatable members relative to the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft while the catheter is disposed within the body passageway, the adjusting means including first and second movable members disposed on the shaft between the first inflatable member and the second end of the shaft, and the first and second movable members are spaced from each other to form an annular clearance disposed between the first and second movable members, the annual clearance being in fluid transmitting relationship with the second inflatable member, whereby the second inflatable member may be expanded upon the introduction of fluid into the annular clearance.
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An adjustable inflatable catheter having a shaft, two or more inflatable portions disposed on the shaft and means for adjusting the position of at least one of the inflatable portions relative to the shaft while the catheter is disposed within a body passageway, and a method for adjusting the position of at least one inflatable portion of a catheter relative another inflatable portion of the catheter while the catheter is located in a body passageway.
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1. A catheter for insertion into a body passageway, comprising:
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a shaft, having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end of the shaft; first and second inflatable members disposed on the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft; means for inflating the first and second inflatable members; and means for adjusting the position of at least one of the first and second inflatable members relative to the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft while the catheter is disposed within the body passageway, the adjusting means including first and second movable members disposed on the shaft between the first inflatable member and the second end of the shaft, and the first and second movable members are spaced from each other to form an annular clearance disposed between the first and second movable members, the annual clearance being in fluid transmitting relationship with the second inflatable member, whereby the second inflatable member may be expanded upon the introduction of fluid into the annular clearance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An adjustable multi-balloon catheter, comprising:
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a shaft, having first and second ends, a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and a plurality of internal passages; a first inflatable balloon disposed upon the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft, and disposed in a fluid transmitting relationship with at least one of the internal passages of the shaft; a first moveable member having first and second ends, and disposed upon the shaft between the first inflatable balloon and the second end of the shaft; a second moveable member associated with the first moveable member, the first and second moveable members being movable with respect to the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and a second inflatable balloon having first and second ends, the first end of the second balloon being secured to the first moveable member, and the second end of the second balloon being secured to the second moveable member, whereby upon movement of the first and second moveable members, the location of the second balloon with respect to the first balloon may be adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for repairing a body passageway, comprising:
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a catheter, including a shaft having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end of the shaft, and first and second inflatable members disposed upon the shaft along the longitudinal axis of the shaft; a first securing means disposed upon the first inflatable member; a second securing means disposed upon the second inflatable member; a prosthesis having first and second ends, whereby the first securing means is attached to the prosthesis proximate the first end of the prosthesis and the second securing means is associated with the prosthesis proximate the second end of the prosthesis; means for inflating the first and second inflatable members; and means for adjusting the location of the second inflatable member with respect to the first inflatable member along the longitudinal axis of the shaft, whereby the location of the second inflatable member and second securing means may be adjusted with respect to the first inflatable member after the first and second inflatable members have been disposed within the body passageway. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method, for use with a catheter having at least first and second inflatable portions, for adjusting the position of at least one of the inflatable portions of the catheter while the catheter is located in a body passageway to implant, within the body passageway, a prosthesis, having first and second ends, carried upon the catheter, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first securing means for the first end of the prosthesis; providing the first securing means and the first end of the prosthesis on the first inflatable portion of the catheter; providing a second securing means on the second inflatable portion of the catheter; disposing the catheter, first and second securing means and prosthesis within the body passageway; positioning the first inflatable portion of the catheter, first securing means and first end of the prosthesis within the body passageway at a desired location; and moving the second inflatable portion of the catheter with respect to the first inflatable portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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