Patent ID: 11878132
Assignee: VASOINNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A system for advancing a treatment device through a lumen of a patient's vasculature, said system comprising: at least an outer sheath; at least a catheter located inside the outer sheath, said catheter comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion and the treatment device, said catheter configured to be pushed and/or torqued to advance and maneuver the system through the patient's vasculature; the treatment device positioned at the distal portion of the catheter and the treatment device constrained in a compressed state, an orienting balloon positioned on the catheter distal the treatment device, the treatment device being a clot treatment device for treating embolism, and configured for restoring blood flow through a clot and for removing at least a portion of the clot; at least an anchor selected from a group consisting of an inflatable balloon, a mechanical connector, and any combination thereof, positioned on the catheter, said anchor configured; to be fully inflated or expanded to engage an inner wall of the outer sheath while the orienting balloon is configured to be fully inflated to engage the inner wall of the outer sheath such that the anchor and the orienting balloon are configured to apply a pull force on the outer sheath when the anchor and the orienting balloon engage the outer sheath with the catheter, and the catheter is pushed and/or torqued forward.