Catheter having exchangeable balloon
US7131986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1015
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravascular balloon catheter comprises a tubular catheter body having a balloon structure removably mounted over the catheter body. The catheter body has a guidewire lumen, and the catheter body may be left in place within a patient's vasculature while the balloon structure is withdrawn and optionally a second balloon structure introduced over the catheter body. The catheter and methods of the present invention are particularly suitable for performing angioplasty and subsequent procedures, such as stent placement, which are best performed using successive interventional balloon structures.
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