OCCLUSION DEVICE

摘要

A catheter includes a detachable tip assembly that when detached from the catheter may be used to occlude a body lumen or vessel. The detachable distal tip assembly may include an inflatable balloon disposed over and secured to a tubular member. The inflatable balloon may be in fluid communication within an inflation lumen extending within the catheter body. Upon reaching a target site within a body lumen or vessel, the detachable distal tip assembly may be released from the distal end of the catheter upon inflation of the balloon to a predetermined size.

主权项

1. A medical device, comprising:
a main catheter body extending from a proximal end to a distal end; an inflation lumen extending within the main catheter body; a distal tip assembly releasably coupled to the distal end of the main catheter body, the distal tip assembly including a tubular member defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a sealed distal end, the tubular member including a plurality of apertures formed in an outer surface thereof, and a inflatable balloon disposed over and secured to the tubular member; and a release mechanism coupled to the distal end of the main catheter body, the release mechanism comprising two or more retaining members extending distally away from the distal end of the main catheter body and engaging an outer surface of the inflatable balloon when the distal tip assembly is coupled to the distal end of the main catheter body prior to deployment, wherein the retaining members are configured such that upon expansion of the inflatable balloon, the retaining members are flexed outward and away from the main catheter body until the distal tip assembly including the inflatable balloon is released from the main catheter body.