Catheter balloon systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation comprising a main vessel and a branch vessel, the system comprising:
- a catheter for insertion into said body lumen, the catheter having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inflation lumen;
a balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having a first branch and a second branch, the first branch including an inflatable portion and the second branch comprising an inflatable portion having a generally bulbous shape adapted to extend toward the branch vessel upon inflation, the second branch of the balloon having a proximal end attached to the first branch proximal the inflatable portion of the first branch and the second branch having a distal end attached directly to the first branch distal the inflatable portion of the first branch; and
a stent disposed on the balloon, the stent having an opening including an outwardly expandable portion, the opening aligned with the inflatable portion, whereby expansion of the inflatable portion causes the outwardly expandable portion to extend toward the branch vessel.
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation having a main vessel and a branch vessel, the apparatus includes a bifurcated balloon with a first branch portion and a second branch portion, the second branch portion including an inflatable portion adapted to extend toward the branch vessel, the bifurcated balloon also having a proximal shaft portion and a distal shaft portion connected to the inflatable portion of the second branch portion, and wherein the first branch portion and the second branch portion each have a longitudinal axis, the axis of the first branch portion being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second branch portion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A system for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation comprising a main vessel and a branch vessel, the system comprising:
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a catheter for insertion into said body lumen, the catheter having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inflation lumen; a balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having a first branch and a second branch, the first branch including an inflatable portion and the second branch comprising an inflatable portion having a generally bulbous shape adapted to extend toward the branch vessel upon inflation, the second branch of the balloon having a proximal end attached to the first branch proximal the inflatable portion of the first branch and the second branch having a distal end attached directly to the first branch distal the inflatable portion of the first branch; and a stent disposed on the balloon, the stent having an opening including an outwardly expandable portion, the opening aligned with the inflatable portion, whereby expansion of the inflatable portion causes the outwardly expandable portion to extend toward the branch vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation comprising a main vessel and a branch vessel, the system comprising:
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a catheter for insertion into said body lumen, the catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion defining a first branch and a second branch, each of the first and second branches defining an inflation lumen, the second branch having a proximal end and a distal end, each of the proximal and distal ends of the second branch being fixedly coupled to the first branch; a first balloon arranged on the first branch between the proximal and distal ends of the second branch, the first balloon being arranged in fluid communication with the inflation lumen of the first branch; a second balloon arranged on the second branch in fluid communication with the inflation lumen of the second branch, the second balloon including an inflatable portion having a generally bulbous shape adapted to extend toward the branch vessel upon inflation; and a stent disposed about the first balloon and the second balloon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation comprising a main vessel and a branch vessel, the system comprising:
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a catheter for insertion into said body lumen, the catheter having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and an inflation lumen; a balloon extending from the distal end portion of the catheter in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having a first branch and a second branch, each of the first and second branches having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the first branch being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second branch, the first branch including an inflatable portion arranged coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the first branch, the second branch being fixedly attached to the first branch proximal and distal the inflatable portion of the first branch, and the second branch including at least a first inflatable portion being generally cylindrical and arranged offset from the longitudinal axis of the second branch; and a stent disposed on the balloon, the stent having an opening including an outwardly expandable portion, the opening aligned with the first inflatable portion of the second branch, whereby expansion of the first inflatable portion causes the outwardly expandable portion to extend toward the branch vessel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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