Balloon catheter for retrograde perfusion
US5385548A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/127
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter for retrograde perfusion of the heart through the coronary sinus, which has an infusion lumen for introducing perfusion liquid into the heart, a self inflating balloon, and a channeled flow tip at a distal end of the catheter for perfusing a cardioplegia solution into the coronary sinus.
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