公开(公告)号：EP1438097A4

公开(公告)日：2007-08-22

申请号：EP02756387

申请日：2002-07-26

申请人： MICRO THERAPEUTICS INC

发明人： HAYMAN DOUGLAS RAY ,  DAVIS PETER GREGORY ,  SANSON MARIA DE JESUS ,  REEDY KOMONN LIM ,  HEWITT TODD JEFFREY

IPC分类号： A61B17/12 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/22 ,  A61F2/958 ,  A61M29/00

CPC分类号： A61M25/104 ,  A61B6/12 ,  A61B17/00491 ,  A61B17/12022 ,  A61B17/1204 ,  A61B17/12113 ,  A61B17/12136 ,  A61B17/12186 ,  A61B2017/1205 ,  A61B2017/22067 ,  A61M25/0108 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M25/10 ,  A61M25/1002 ,  A61M2025/0004 ,  A61M2025/1045 ,  A61M2025/1052

摘要： A catheter (10) used for treatment of complex vasculature, such as a bifurcated aneurysm, is provided with an inflatable balloon (20) at a distal portion thereof. The shape, location and material of the inflatable balloon (20) are selected such that when inflated, the balloon (20) conforms to the shape of the complex vasculature, or at least a portion thereof, without appreciable deforming the vessel walls. In this manner, the balloon (20) is used to control flow in the vasculature, occluding a selected branch of the vasculature during introduction of material in order concentrate the material and minimize its disbursement by blood flow.