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Dilatation balloon catheter with infusion lumen

US5368567A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1993
Grant dateNov 29, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/1079
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to the design of a dilatation catheter having two or more associated fluidcarrying tubes, the operative or distal end of one of which supplies fluid to inflate an expansible balloon and the operable or distal end of the other of which supplies an injectable dye or contrast enhancing fluid adjacent the proximal end of the balloon.

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