IMAGE GUIDED THERAPEUTIC CATHETER WITH DRUG ELUTING BALLOON

An integrated therapeutic and imaging catheter includes an imaging device and drug eluting balloon ("DEB") assembly. The DEB assembly is a balloon assembly having its outer surface coated with a drug eluting coating. In operation, the DEB catheter is inserted into a patient's vessel,...

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Main Author STIGALL, Jeremy
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.05.2017
Subjects
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:An integrated therapeutic and imaging catheter includes an imaging device and drug eluting balloon ("DEB") assembly. The DEB assembly is a balloon assembly having its outer surface coated with a drug eluting coating. In operation, the DEB catheter is inserted into a patient's vessel, whereby the vessel walls are imaged by the imaging device. After identification of a treatment area within the vessel, the DEB assembly is inflated to apply the drug eluting coating to the treatment area. After application, the treatment area and the drug eluting coating may be re-imaged in order to determine if the treatment area was sufficiently coated. If the treatment area is found to be insufficiently coated, the DEB assembly may be re-inflated to thereby sufficiently coat the treatment area.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150806028