WO2001028618A3 - Double balloon thrombectomy catheter - Google Patents

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WO2001028618A3
WO2001028618A3 PCT/US2000/041355 US0041355W WO0128618A3 WO 2001028618 A3 WO2001028618 A3 WO 2001028618A3 US 0041355 W US0041355 W US 0041355W WO 0128618 A3 WO0128618 A3 WO 0128618A3
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catheter
thrombectomy catheter
double balloon
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pressurized gas
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Peter W J Hinchliffe
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Peter W J Hinchliffe
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Priority to US09/888,149 priority patent/US20020013548A1/en
Publication of WO2001028618A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001028618A3/en
Priority to US10/113,248 priority patent/US7037316B2/en
Priority to US11/231,588 priority patent/US7507246B2/en
Priority to US11/267,379 priority patent/US7645261B2/en
Priority to US12/631,787 priority patent/US7909801B2/en
Priority to US12/861,110 priority patent/US8414543B2/en
Priority to US13/023,926 priority patent/US8435218B2/en
Priority to US13/792,026 priority patent/US9017294B2/en

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/22Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B17/22031Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi
    • A61B17/22032Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi having inflatable gripping elements
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82YSPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y10/00Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1011Multiple balloon catheters

Abstract

Disposable apparatus for performing mechanical thrombectomy of dialysis grafts, comprising: (a) an axially elongated catheter; (b) a first balloon positioned along the exterior of said catheter; (c) a second balloon positioned along the exterior of said catheter; (d) said catheter including a pair of inflation ports respectively communicating with said second and third passageways proximate said second end of said catheter, adapted for connectable communication with a source of pressurized gas for selectably inflating said first and second balloons by supply of pressurized gas thereto via said second and third passageways in said catheter.
PCT/US2000/041355 1997-07-24 2000-10-20 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter WO2001028618A2 (en)

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AU26149/01A AU2614901A (en) 1999-10-22 2000-10-20 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter
US09/888,149 US20020013548A1 (en) 1999-10-22 2001-06-22 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter
US10/113,248 US7037316B2 (en) 1997-07-24 2002-04-01 Rotational thrombectomy device
US11/231,588 US7507246B2 (en) 1997-07-24 2005-09-21 Rotational thrombectomy device
US11/267,379 US7645261B2 (en) 1999-10-22 2005-11-04 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter
US12/631,787 US7909801B2 (en) 1999-10-22 2009-12-04 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter
US12/861,110 US8414543B2 (en) 1999-10-22 2010-08-23 Rotational thrombectomy wire with blocking device
US13/023,926 US8435218B2 (en) 1999-10-22 2011-02-09 Double balloon thrombectomy catheter
US13/792,026 US9017294B2 (en) 1999-10-22 2013-03-09 Rotational thrombectomy wire with blocking device

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US16112499P 1999-10-22 1999-10-22
US60/161,124 1999-10-22
US21433100P 2000-06-27 2000-06-27
US60/214,331 2000-06-27

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