Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIRECT ORGAN PERFUSION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006048883
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a balloon catheter comprising, in addition to one or more balloons and one or more inflating/deflating conduits having a novel design which enables a predetermined sequence of inflation/deflation of a number of balloons via a single lumen. The invention is also directed to an indwelling device for direct organ (renal) perfusion to be harnessed to a standard single lumen pump drive. The invention is also directed to perfusion of a side branch vessel (e.g. renal artery) from a main branch vessel (e.g. aorta) with minimal risk of obstructing the target vessel.
Inventors:
GILDONI M ZVI (IL)
HIRSZOWICZ ERAN (IL)
HIRSZOWICZ ERAN (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2005/001164
Publication Date:
October 26, 2006
Filing Date:
November 07, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DROPS LTD (IL)
GILDONI M ZVI (IL)
HIRSZOWICZ ERAN (IL)
GILDONI M ZVI (IL)
HIRSZOWICZ ERAN (IL)
International Classes:
A61F2/958; A61M60/13; A61M60/295; A61M60/497; A61M60/857; A61M
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