Portable and modular cardiopulmonar bypass apparatus and associated aortic balloon catheter and associated method
US5820593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3334
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aortic balloon catheter including an elongated tube device formed with a first lumen sized to communicate blood between an aortic lumen of an adult human patient and a location external to the aortic lumen. Mounted on the tube device is an inflatable balloon which is sized to resist or block blood flow through the aortic lumen. The associated method of using the aortic balloon catheter includes introducing the catheter into the aortic lumen of an adult human, positioning the first lumen and the balloon, inflating the balloon and withdrawing and perfusing fluids through the first lumen.
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