Catheter balloon systems and methods

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A - Human Necessities

61

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A61F 2/84 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2586940

Apparatus and method are provided for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen. The apparatus includes an elongated catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. A balloon is associated with the distal end of the balloon catheter. The balloon includes a main vessel balloon for treating a main vessel of the bifurcation, and a branch vessel balloon for treating a branch vessel of the bifurcation. The branch vessel balloon includes an accordion configuration capable of being expanded from an unexpanded collapsed accordion configuration to an expanded accordion configuration extending into the branch vessel.

L'invention concerne un appareil et une méthode destinés au traitement d'une bifurcation d'une lumière corporelle. Ledit appareil comprend un corps de cathéter allongé pourvu d'une extrémité proximale et d'une extrémité distale. Un ballonnet est lié à l'extrémité distale du cathéter à ballonnet. Ce ballonnet présente un ballonnet de vaisseau principal pour le traitement d'un vaisseau principal de la bifurcation et un ballonnet de vaisseau secondaire pour le traitement d'un vaisseau secondaire de la bifurcation. Le ballonnet du vaisseau secondaire comprend une forme en accordéon pouvant être dilatée d'une forme en accordéon pliée non dilatée à une forme en accordéon dilatée s'étendant dans le vaisseau secondaire.

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