Methods and systems for deployment of a detachable balloon at a target site in vivo
CA 2254052 A1 · Owner: Magliochetti, Michael J. · Inventors: Magliochetti, Michael J.; Knapp, Tracey
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Methods and systems for deployment of a detachable inflatable balloon at a , target site in vivo are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention the method , involves providing a holder; passing a protective sheath through the lumen of the holder; passing a positioning element through the lumen of the sheath; advancing the positioning element to the target site in vivo; withdrawing the positioning element while keeping the sheath fixed relative to the holder; passing a detachable, inflatable balloon coupled to a distal end of a delivery device through the sheath; withdrawing the sheath into a retractor disposed at proximal end of the delivery device such that the delivery device remains …
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- Filed May 28, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 28, 2017.
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