Patent ID: 8187313
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A catheter assembly, comprising: (a) a stent having a proximal open end, a distal open end, and a lateral branch opening; (b) a main catheter branch having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion including: (c) a side catheter branch defining a branch guidewire lumen, the side catheter branch extending through the lateral branch opening of the stent, the side catheter branch comprising a transparent portion extending through the lateral branch opening of the stent and to a distal end of the side catheter branch, the transparent portion extending adjacent to and overlapping the side balloon, the transparent portion permitting visualization of the side balloon through the side catheter branch to align the side balloon with the lateral branch opening of the stent, the side catheter branch further comprising a non-transparent portion or a marker permitting visualization of the side catheter branch.