Adjustable double balloon catheter with a through lumen for stone management
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1. A method for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
- dispensing fluid into a portion of the body lumen containing the object;
impeding a flow of the dispensed fluid at a distal end of the portion of the body lumen and at a proximal end of the portion of the body lumen; and
causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen,wherein during the method for removing the object from the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed.
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Abstract
A method for removing an object from a body lumen includes dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen. A device for removing an object from a body lumen includes a fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and a pump in fluid communication with the dispenser.
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1. A method for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
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dispensing fluid into a portion of the body lumen containing the object; impeding a flow of the dispensed fluid at a distal end of the portion of the body lumen and at a proximal end of the portion of the body lumen; and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen, wherein during the method for removing the object from the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for removing an object from a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting a medical device into the body lumen, the medical device having a fluid dispenser; dispensing fluid into the body lumen; causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen, and impeding a flow of the dispensed fluid in at least one direction through the body lumen, wherein during the method for removing the object from the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of displacing an object within a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting into the body lumen a medical device comprising; a fluid dispenser defining an aperture for dispensing a fluid into the body lumen; a distal expansible member connected to the fluid dispenser and located distal of the aperture; and a proximal expansible member located proximal of the aperture, both the distal and proximal expansible members configured for deployment between a collapsed state and an expanded state; positioning a portion of the medical device within the body lumen such that the distal expansible member is located distal of the object; expanding the distal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; dispensing fluid through the aperture and into the body lumen; and wherein the dispensed fluid causes displacement of the object such that the object and a portion of the fluid flows proximally past the proximal expansible member and in between the wall of the body lumen and an outer surface of the proximal expansible member, wherein during the method for displacing the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of displacing an object within a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting into the body lumen a medical device comprising; a fluid dispenser defining an aperture for dispensing a fluid into the body lumen; a distal expansible member connected to the fluid dispenser and located distal of the aperture; and a proximal expansible member located proximal of the aperture, both the distal and proximal expansible members configured for deployment between a collapsed state and an expanded state; positioning a portion of the medical device within the body lumen such that the distal expansible member is located distal of the object; expanding the distal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object; expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; after positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object and expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen, dispensing fluid through the aperture and into the body lumen; releasing the dispensed fluid to cause displacement of the object such that object and a portion of the fluid flows proximally past the proximal expansible member and in between the wall of the body lumen and an outer surface of the proximal expansible member, wherein the distal and proximal expansible members are expanded to substantially the same extent and wherein the dispensed fluid distends the body lumen in order to stretch the body lumen and dislodge an embedded object from the body lumen, and wherein during the method for displacing the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed.
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28. A method of displacing an object within a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting into the body lumen a medical device comprising; a fluid dispenser defining an aperture for dispensing a fluid into the body lumen; a distal expansible member connected to the fluid dispenser and located distal of the aperture; and a proximal expansible member located proximal of the aperture, both the distal and proximal expansible members configured for deployment between a collapsed state and an expanded state; positioning a portion of the medical device within the body lumen such that the distal expansible member is located distal of the object; expanding the distal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object; expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; after positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object and expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen, dispensing fluid through the aperture and into the body lumen; partially collapsing the proximal expansible member, after dispensing the fluid; wherein the dispensed fluid causes displacement of the object such that the object and a portion of the fluid flows proximally past the proximal expansible member and in between the wall of the body lumen and an outer surface of the proximal expansible member, wherein during the method for displacing the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed, and wherein the body lumen comprises a ureter, and the fluid displaces the object closer to the bladder.
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29. A method of displacing an object within a body lumen, comprising:
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inserting into the body lumen a medical device comprising; a fluid dispenser defining an aperture for dispensing a fluid into the body lumen; a distal expansible member connected to the fluid dispenser and located distal of the aperture; and a proximal expansible member located proximal of the aperture, both the distal and proximal expansible members configured for deployment between a collapsed state and an expanded state; positioning a portion of the medical device within the body lumen such that the distal expansible member is located distal of the object; expanding the distal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object; expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen; after positioning the proximal expansible member proximal of the object and expanding the proximal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the body lumen, dispensing fluid through the aperture and into the body lumen; wherein the proximal expansible member is expanded to a lower pressure than that of the distal expansible member, wherein the fluid is dispensed such that a pressure of the fluid exceeds a pressure of the proximal expansible member, wherein the dispensed fluid causes displacement of the object such that the object and a portion of the fluid flows proximally past the proximal expansible member and in between the wall of the body lumen and an outer surface of the proximal expansible member, wherein during the method of displacing the object within the body lumen, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed; and wherein the body lumen comprises a ureter, and the fluid displaces the object closer to the bladder.
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30. A method of displacing an object within a ureter, comprising:
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inserting into the ureter a medical device comprising; a fluid dispenser defining an aperture for dispensing a fluid into the ureter; a distal expansible member connected to the fluid dispenser and located distal of the aperture; and a proximal expansible member located proximal of the aperture, both the distal and proximal expansible members configured for deployment between a collapsed state and an expanded state; positioning a portion of the medical device within the ureter such that the distal expansible member is located distal of the object; expanding the distal expansible member until it seals against a wall of the ureter; dispensing fluid through the aperture and into the ureter; and wherein the dispensed fluid causes displacement of the object such that the object and a portion of the fluid flows proximally past the proximal expansible member, and wherein during the method of displacing the object within the ureter, a lithotripsy procedure is not performed. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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