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Balloon tamponade

  • US 9,888,927 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2015
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dual balloon tamponade for controlling gynecologic and obstetric hemorrhage in a body cavity of a subject comprising:

  • a first expansible balloon having a distal end and a proximal end;

    a second expansible balloon having a distal end and a proximal end, the second expansible balloon co-axially spaced from the first expansible balloon;

    a first conduit having a distal end and a proximal end, the first conduit being sealably surrounded by the first expansible balloon and having a first inflation lumen in communication with an interior of the first expansible balloon;

    a second conduit having a distal end and a proximal end, comprising a second inflation lumen in communication with an interior of the second expansible balloon and being sealably surrounded by the second expansible balloon, the second conduit being slidably disposed over the first conduit; and

    a joint fitting to allow the second expansible balloon to be selectively slidably disjoined from the first expansible balloon along the first conduit, and further wherein the joint fitting comprises a friction bit, a snap fitting, a threaded fitting, a taper-fit, a collar, a bayonet fitting, or a quick-release fitting.

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