Patent ID: 9687262
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for treating vulnerable plaque, comprising: positioning an intraluminal catheter proximate a vulnerable plaque lesion, the intraluminal catheter comprising an inflatable balloon consisting of a spiral inflation coil wrapped around a sheath and a distal section of the catheter coextensive with said spiral inflation coil with multiple delivery ports in fluid communication with a delivery lumen; and delivering at least one crosslinking agent locally to said vulnerable plaque lesion, including manipulating the intraluminal catheter such that upon inflation of the balloon to bring said spiral inflation coil into direct contact with the vulnerable plaque lesion a plurality of delivery regions are formed by gaps created between the delivery ports and the vulnerable plaque lesion, wherein each delivery region is formed by adjacent turns of said spiral inflation coil and is in fluid communication with at least one of said multiple delivery ports, for the delivery through the ports of the crosslinking agent to the vulnerable plaque lesion.