Device for gravity-driven control of the filling pressure of a catheter balloon
US9744336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/10187
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Device for gravity-driven, particularly continuous, control of the filling pressure in a balloon catheter (3), comprising: a balloon reservoir that is statically loaded with a vertically guided weight guide or stamp (9) that weighs vertically on the balloon reservoir, wherein said weight guide or stamp is designed to carry vertically arranged and therewith plumb-vertically acting weight elements (8), and wherein the balloon reservoir is guided in a cylindrical shell (6).
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