INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

摘要

An inflatable structure for use in biological lumens and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The structure can have an inflatable balloon encircled by a shell. The shell can have proximal and distal tapered necks, longitudinally-oriented flutes, and apertures at the proximal and distal ends of the shell. The apertures can be recessed in the flutes in the necks. The shell can also have fiber reinforced walls.

主权项

1. An apparatus for performing a medical procedure in a vessel for transmitting a flow of fluid, comprising:
a shaft; an inflatable perfusion balloon supported by the shaft and comprising a plurality of inflatable cells in a single cross-section bounding an internal passage for permitting the fluid flow in the vessel while the perfusion balloon is in an inflated condition; and a valve for controlling the fluid flow within the internal passage.