Apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree
US6443924B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Catheter apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree includes a catheter with multiple lumens. A first lumen is adapted to receive a guidewire and can serve as a transport lumen for contrast agent. A second lumen carries a cutting wire for performing a sphincterotomy. A third lumen can be used as an inflation lumen for a distally located balloon. Expansion of the balloon occludes a portion of the biliary tree and allows the catheter to sweep any gallstones through the sphincter of Oddi into the duodenum.
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