Cervical occluding double balloon catheter
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1. A catheter device comprising:
- a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, the lumen having an external opening for dispensing a diagnostic fluid;
an elongated balloon disposed distally on the tubular body for insertion into a canal of a body, the balloon having opposing portions which occlude openings of the canal when inflated; and
an inflation sleeve slidably disposed over the tubular body, the sleeve being moveable over the elongated balloon to inflate the opposing portions of the balloon.
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Abstract
A catheter device for non-surgical entry into a uterus, includes a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, the lumen having an external opening adjacent to or at the first end for dispensing a diagnostic fluid into the uterus. An elongated balloon is disposed distally on the tubular body for insertion into the cervical canal of the uterus, the balloon having opposing portions which occlude opposing openings of the canal.
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1. A catheter device comprising:
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a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, the lumen having an external opening for dispensing a diagnostic fluid;
an elongated balloon disposed distally on the tubular body for insertion into a canal of a body, the balloon having opposing portions which occlude openings of the canal when inflated; and
an inflation sleeve slidably disposed over the tubular body, the sleeve being moveable over the elongated balloon to inflate the opposing portions of the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A catheter device for non-surgical entry into a uterus to dispense a diagnostic fluid therein, the catheter comprising:
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a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, the lumen having an external opening for dispensing the diagnostic fluid into the uterus;
an elongated balloon disposed distally on the tubular body for insertion into the cervical canal of the uterus, the balloon having opposing portions which occlude openings of the canal; and
an inflation sleeve slidably disposed over the tubular body, the sleeve being moveable over the elongated balloon to inflate the opposite portions of the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for non-surgically entering a uterus to dispense a diagnostic fluid therein, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a catheter comprising a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, an elongated balloon disposed distally on the tubular body, and an inflation sleeve slidably disposed over the tubular body;
inserting the first end of the tubular body through the cervical canal of the uterus so that the elongated balloon is position within the canal with opposing portions of the balloon adjacent openings of the canal;
sliding the inflation sleeve over a section of one of the opposing portions of the balloon thereby inflating the opposing portions of the balloon to occlude the openings of the canal; and
dispensing the diagnostic fluid through the lumen of the catheter into the uterus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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