Invention Application
- Patent Title: Catheters and Methods for Identification and Treatment of Bodily Passages
- Patent Title (中): 身体通路识别和治疗的导管和方法
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Application No.: US13304432Application Date: 2011-11-25
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Publication No.: US20120303011A1Publication Date: 2012-11-29
- Inventor: Darin Schaeffer
- Applicant: Darin Schaeffer
- Applicant Address: US IN Bloomington
- Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Bloomington
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18

Abstract:
Catheters useful in the identification and treatment of bodily passages, such as sinus cavities, are provided. A catheter includes an elongate main body defining an inflation lumen and an optic lumen, an inflatable balloon attached to the distal end of the main body, and a fiber optic disposed in the optic lumen. When connected to a light source, the fiber optic emits light radially along a portion of the balloon and axially from the distal end of the main body. Methods of identifying and treating bodily passages, such as sinus cavities, are also described.
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