Patent ID: 8123773
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A balloon tamponade catheter for controlling postpartum hemorrhaging, the balloon tamponade catheter comprising: a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least two lumens, wherein one lumen is a drain lumen which opens from the distal end of the catheter to allow fluid communication between the drain lumen and a uterus; and an expandable pear-shaped balloon attached at the marginal distal end of the catheter, the balloon having a first hemisphere disposed on the catheter distal to a second hemisphere, wherein the first hemisphere has a first plane of maximum diameter having a diameter that is greater than a second plane of maximum diameter of the second hemisphere, and wherein the catheter comprises an inflation lumen that opens into an interior of the balloon to enable passage of a distending medium to inflate and deflate the balloon, wherein the balloon is configured to be inflated with the distending medium to a maximum volume between about 100 milliliters and about 550 milliliters.