EP 0776227 A1 19970604 - EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
Title (en)
EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
Title (de)
EMBOLEKTOMIEKATHETER UND METHODE ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG
Title (fr)
CATHETER POUR EMBOLECTOMIES ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9512021 W 19950907
- US 30342794 A 19940909
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9607445A1] A catheter (10) having walls defining a lumen extending between a proximal end (16) and a distal end (18). First portions (41) of the tube disposed at the distal end (18) include first wall portions providing the lumen with a first inside diameter less than about 3F. Second portions (45) of the tube disposed proximally of the first portions (41) include a second wall portion with an inside diameter greater than the first inside diameter. A balloon (23) disposed at the distal end (18) of the tube along the first portions (41) of the tube is inflatable by introducing a liquid into the lumen (25) and deflated by removing the liquid from the lumen (25). The first wall portions with an inside diameter less than bout 0.010 inches have a tendency to form an air lock during deflation of the balloon. The first portions (41) of the tube having a first length sufficiently short to inhibit formation air lock during deflation of the balloon.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/22032 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/1034 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9607445 A1 19960314; CA 2199418 A1 19960314; EP 0776227 A1 19970604; EP 0776227 A4 19990120; JP H10508502 A 19980825
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9512021 W 19950907; CA 2199418 A 19950907; EP 95933888 A 19950907; JP 50972396 A 19950907