Aortic Occlusion Balloon Apparatus, System and Method of Making

• US 20180317932A1
• Filed: 05/08/2017
• Published: 11/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: H'Doubler, William
• Original Assignee: H'Doubler, William
• Inventors: H'Doubler, William
• Granted Patent: US 10,433,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1204 temporary occlusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12109 in a blood vessel
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12136 Balloons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/006 for gases, e.g. CO2
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0076 Unidirectional valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/105 having a balloon suitable for drug delivery, e.g. by using holes for delivery, drug coating or membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/1052 for temporarily occluding a vessel for isolating a sector
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0225 Carbon oxides, e.g. Carbon dioxide
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0478 Heparin
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/005 with embedded materials for reinforcement, e.g. wires, coils, braids
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0052 Localized reinforcement, e.g. where only a specific part of the catheter is reinforced, for rapid exchange guidewire port
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/007 Side holes, e.g. their profiles or arrangements; Provisions to keep side holes unblocked
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0662 Guide tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/10182 Injector syringes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/007 for contrast media

Abstract

The disclosure sets forth various exemplary embodiments of systems, methods, and/or medical apparatuses including but not limited to: a sheath; and a balloon disposed at a working distal end of the sheath. According to one example embodiment the medical device can include where the sheath can include woven wire reinforcing axial and longitudinal strength, side holes, a one direction distal valve, and can include an inflator. According to one example embodiment the medical device can include where the sheath can include a narrow cross-section of, e.g., 7-8 Fr and balloon of length of, e.g., 12 cm.

Claims

1. A medical device comprising:

a stiffened sheath; and

an elongated balloon occluder disposed at a working distal end of said sheath.

2. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said sheath comprises:

woven wire reinforcing axial and longitudinal strength.

3. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said sheath comprises:

a narrow cross-section.

4. The medical device according to claim 3, wherein said narrow cross-section sheath comprises an external cross-sectional diameter of at least one of:

5-10 Fr;

6-9 Fr;

6-7 Fr;

or

8 Fr or less.

5. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said sheath comprises:

at least one hole.

6. The medical device according to claim 5, wherein said at least one hole of said sheath comprises at least one of:

at least one side hole;

a one-way valve;

a one-way valve at a distal tip of said sheath;

or

a one-way valve on a distal end, distal to said balloon.

7. The medical device according to claim 5, wherein said at least one hole of said sheath comprises:

a plurality of side holes; and

a one-way valve on a distal end, distal to said balloon.

8. The medical device according to claim 6, wherein said sheath further comprises:

a lumen comprising at least one channel for use in dispensing via said at least one hole at least one of;

a radio opaque dye;

a radio opaque gas;

a CO₂ gas;

an anti-coagulant;

a heparin injection;

or

a drug.

9. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said sheath further comprises:

a lumen comprising at least one internal channel for use in dispensing at least one of;

a radio opaque dye;

anti-coagulant;

or

a drug.

10. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said balloon comprises:

wherein said balloon is recessed in a cavity in said sheath.#

11. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said balloon comprises:

wherein said balloon is integrated coaxially in a cavity in said sheath.

12. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said balloon comprises:

wherein said balloon is coupled to an inflator. #

13. The medical device according to claim 12, wherein said balloon and inflator are coupled together via at least one of:

lumen;

or

inflation port.

14. The medical device according to claim 12, wherein said inflator comprises at least one of:

a syringe;

a compressed gas source;

a fluid source;

a CO₂ cartridge;

a hypodermic syringe;

a pressurized air;

a pressurized gas;

or

a pressurized liquid.#

15. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said balloon comprises:

wherein said balloon has an inflation diameter at least of one of;

#

10 mm-60 mm (30-150Fr);

#

15 mm-48 mm (45-144Fr);

or#

44 mm (132Fr).#

16. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said balloon comprises:

wherein said balloon has balloon has a longitudinal length of at least one of;

9-15 cm (270-450Fr);

or

12 cm (360Fr).

17. The medical device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a lumen coupled to said sheath wherein said lumen is configured to;

flush said sheath;

or

inject gas or fluid through said sheath.

18. The medical device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

a wire for passing the medical device through the vasculature of a patient;

an introducer;

an atraumatically tipped introducer;

an rounded end introducer;

an introducer configured to introduce the medical device through the vasculature of a patient;

an introducer configured to pass over a wire the medical device;

19. The medical device according to claim 2, wherein said woven wire comprises:

wherein said woven wire forms a mesh circumferentially embedded or adjacent to a lumen of said sheath.

20. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said sheath comprises at least one polymer material comprising at least one of:

PS, ABS, SAN, PMMA, PPE, PP, PE, PA, PC, PET, PA, POM, PMP, PPP, PC-HT, PEI, PSU, PES, PPSU, PAI, PI, PVDF, ETFE, PCTFE, PTFE, ePTFE, PFA, LCP, PPS, PEEK, PEK, PEKEKK, FEP, PFA, nylon, fluoropolymer, LCP, or engineered plastic.