Global Patent Index - EP 1051214 A1

EP 1051214 A1 20001115 - CATHETER HAVING INTEGRAL EXPANDABLE/COLLAPSIBLE LUMEN

Title (en)

CATHETER HAVING INTEGRAL EXPANDABLE/COLLAPSIBLE LUMEN

Title (de)

KATHETER MIT EINEM INTEGRIERTEN ZUSAMMENFALTBAREN AUSDEHNBAREN LUMEN

Title (fr)

CATHETER POSSEDANT UNE LUMIERE SOLIDAIRE EXTENSIBLE ET REPLIABLE

Publication

EP 1051214 A1 20001115 (EN)

Application

EP 99911131 A 19990305

Priority

  • US 9904824 W 19990305
  • US 20410898 A 19981201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0032264A1] A catheter and method of use as an aortic balloon catheter having an integral expandable/collapsible lumen. The catheter comprises a main catheter body having a plurality of lumens extending therethrough, and further includes an expandable/collapsible lumen disposed thereabout and carried by the main catheter body. The expandable/collapsible lumen has a relatively large diameter when inflated with respect to the main catheter body, and is self-inflating by fluid pressure when the fluid flows therethrough. The large inflatable/collapsible lumen is attached at its distal end to the main catheter body and thus is carried therewith into a body vessel, and thus is also supported by the catheter body to avoid kinking.

IPC 1-7

A61M 25/00

IPC 8 full level

A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/095 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/0021 (2013.01); A61M 25/0026 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0025 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0032264A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0032264 A1 20000608; AU 2984699 A 20000619; CA 2301637 A1 20000601; EP 1051214 A1 20001115

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9904824 W 19990305; AU 2984699 A 19990305; CA 2301637 A 19990305; EP 99911131 A 19990305