公开(公告)号：US20140018888A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13927771

申请日：2013-06-26

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Tim Ostroot ,  Derek Sutermeister ,  Dan Quillin

IPC: A61N5/00

CPC classification number: A61N5/00 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B2018/00035 ,  A61B2018/00238 ,  A61B2018/00404 ,  A61B2018/00434 ,  A61B2018/00511 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/1472 ,  A61B2018/1861

Abstract: A medical balloon for transmitting radiofrequency energy to a body vessel, the medical balloon comprising at least one pressurizable expanded state, the medical balloon comprising at least one electrical conductor, at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet providing a fluid flow path through the balloon, and at least one flow restrictor external to the medical balloon, wherein in the pressurizable expanded state, the balloon comprising an electrically conductive fluid circulated through the fluid flow path, the at least one electrical conductor is configured to conduct radiofrequency energy to the electrically conductive fluid and the external flow restrictor restricts fluid flow to maintain the balloon at a predetermined internal pressure.

Abstract translation: 一种用于将射频能量传送到身体血管的医用气囊，所述医用气囊包括至少一个可加压膨胀状态，所述医用气囊包括至少一个电导体，至少一个流体入口和至少一个流体出口， 所述气囊以及所述医用气囊外部的至少一个限流器，其中在所述可加压膨胀状态下，所述球囊包括通过所述流体流路循环的导电流体，所述至少一个电导体被配置为将射频能量 导电流体和外部限流器限制流体流动以将气囊保持在预定的内部压力。