Patent ID: 7655030
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: A61F,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A system for treatment of a bifurcation of a body lumen, the bifurcation comprising a main vessel and a branch vessel, the system comprising: a catheter for insertion into said body lumen, the catheter having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inflation lumen; a balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having a first branch and a second branch, the first branch including an inflatable portion and the second branch comprising an inflatable portion having a generally bulbous shape adapted to extend toward the branch vessel upon inflation, the second branch of the balloon having a proximal end attached to the first branch proximal the inflatable portion of the first branch and the second branch having a distal end attached directly to the first branch distal the inflatable portion of the first branch; and a stent disposed on the balloon, the stent having an opening including an outwardly expandable portion, the opening aligned with the inflatable portion, whereby expansion of the inflatable portion causes the outwardly expandable portion to extend toward the branch vessel.