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

Claim 0:
1. 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 distal portion of the catheter and the treatment device is constrained in a compressed state; an orienting balloon positioned on the catheter distal the treatment device and at least an anchor comprising a mechanical connector 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 orienting balloon engage the inner wall of the outer sheath with the catheter, and the catheter is pushed and/or torqued forward; wherein a handle at a proximal end of the catheter is used to engage or disengage the catheter and the outer sheath using the mechanical connector; and wherein the catheter is steerable.