Patent ID: 9295513
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical kit, comprising: a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end; a guide wire tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the guide wire tube extending through the catheter body, such that the distal end of the guide wire tube extends from the distal end of the catheter body; an expandable balloon having a proximal end mounted to the distal end of the catheter body and a distal end mounted to the distal end of the guide wire tube; and a balloon elongation apparatus configured for extending through the lumen of the guide wire tube and for distally advancing the distal end of the guide wire tube relative to the distal end of the catheter body, thereby elongating the balloon, wherein the balloon elongation apparatus comprises an elongated member sized to fit within the lumen of the guide wire tube, the elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end configured to be placed between a radially expanded configuration and a radially relaxed configuration, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end.