Catheter having exchangeable balloon
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1. An intravascular balloon catheter comprising:
- a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, a guidewire lumen, and an axial slit along at least a portion thereof; and
a first balloon structure comprising a balloon and a passage slidably receivable over the catheter body and an inflation tube removably receivable in the axial slit.
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Abstract
An intravascular balloon catheter comprises a tubular catheter body having a balloon structure removably mounted over the catheter body. The catheter body has a guidewire lumen, and the catheter body may be left in place within a patient'"'"'s vasculature while the balloon structure is withdrawn and optionally a second balloon structure introduced over the catheter body. The catheter and methods of the present invention are particularly suitable for performing angioplasty and subsequent procedures, such as stent placement, which are best performed using successive interventional balloon structures.
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1. An intravascular balloon catheter comprising:
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a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, a guidewire lumen, and an axial slit along at least a portion thereof; and a first balloon structure comprising a balloon and a passage slidably receivable over the catheter body and an inflation tube removably receivable in the axial slit. - 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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