Patent ID: 11964111
Assignee: ENDOBAR SOLUTIONS LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of delivering embolization particles to the left gastric artery of a patient via a catheter that has a distal end, a proximal end, a sidewall, and a first lumen that provides a path between the proximal end and the distal end, the method comprising the steps of:
introducing the catheter into the patient so that the distal end of the catheter is positioned in the patient's left gastric artery;
inflating a balloon located near the distal end of the catheter so that the balloon prevents blood from flowing through the left gastric artery;
injecting a mixture of particles and contrast agent into the proximal end of the catheter so that the particles and contrast agent flow through the catheter and out though the distal end of the catheter;
providing a path for blood to flow into the catheter through an opening in the sidewall of the catheter at a position that is proximal to the balloon, with a strainer positioned in the opening in the sidewall of the catheter, and out through the distal end of the catheter; and
wherein the strainer prevents the particles from flowing into portions of the patient's artery system that are proximal of the balloon.