Catheters and methods of using catheters
US7131963B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter device and method, in which a first lumen coupled to a balloon, a second lumen coupled to the first lumen, the second lumen having a distal opening to dispense an oxygenated infusate, and a third lumen coupled to the second lumen and coupled to a second balloon. The second balloon restricts the flow of the oxygenated infusate, and the oxygenated infusate provides oxygen to tissue at a distal end of said catheter device.
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