Patent ID: 8814826
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a primary cannula having a dimension suitable for insertion into a blood vessel; a first expandable body coupled to the primary cannula, the first expandable body comprising a first expandable member and a second expandable member to isolate a length of the vessel upon expansion within the blood vessel and a working length between the first expandable member and the second expandable member comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced intermediate expandable members, wherein the plurality of intermediate expandable members may be expanded separate from an expansion of the first expandable member and the second expandable member; and an expansion mechanism comprising a second expandable body movably disposed within the first expandable body to facilitate expansion of the plurality of expandable members, wherein the second expandable body comprises a first balloon and a second balloon attached to opposite ends of a secondary cannula, and wherein the secondary cannula comprises a length dimension substantially similar to a length of one of the plurality of intermediate expandable members such that the first balloon and the second balloon are disposed within, and facilitate expansion of, every other one of the plurality of intermediate expandable members.