A - Human Necessities – 61 – M
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
M
A61M 25/10 (2006.01) A61M 29/02 (2006.01) A61N 5/10 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2213384
An apparatus and method for treating an occlusion or constriction, such as a stenosis in a blood vessel or other conduit in the body, as well as an apparatus and method for treating a tumor or cancerous area occurring around a conduit or duct in the body. The apparatus includes a catheter provided with a centering balloon including a catheter centering balloon encircling a portion of the catheter near its distal end. This centering balloon contains a plurality of thin spoke-like members. A second dilatation balloon attached to the surface of the catheter is used to treat the stenosed area. A radioactive source of material is included for treating the stenosis or cancer.
L'invention porte sur un appareil et une méthode pour le traitement d'une occlusion ou d'une constriction, telle qu'une sténose dans un vaisseau sanguin ou un autre canal du corps, ainsi que sur un appareil et une méthode pour le traitement d'une masse tumorale ou cancéreuse autour d'un canal ou d'un vaisseau du corps. L'appareil comprend un cathéter à ballonnet de centrage qui entoure une partie du cathéter près de son extrémité distale. Le ballonnet de centrage comporte une série d'éléments étroits en forme de rayons. Un second ballonnet de dilatation fixé à la surface du cathéter sert à traiter la zone sténosée. Une source radioactive de matière est comprise pour traiter la sténose ou le cancer.
Angiorad L.l.c.
Interventional Therapies L.l.c.
Mcfadden Fincham
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