Patent ID: 6695811
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A catheter for perfusing a branch lumen connected to a first body lumen in a patient comprising:an elongated catheter shaft configured for introduction into the first body lumen of the patient, said catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and a flow control member coupled to said elongated catheter shaft having an expanded diameter sufficient to block blood flow through the first body lumen when deployed, said flow control member comprising a distal impermeable portion, a middle portion, and a proximal impermeable portion, said middle portion comprising a porous section, whereby a fluid used to inflate said middle portion perfuses through said porous section to perfuse the branch lumen; and wherein said porous section is configured as a window of porous material positioned on one side of said middle portion.