Patent ID: 6458098
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A vascular therapy device, comprising:an elongated shaft having a distal end portion with a front end and a proximal end portion, a first inflatable balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft at one side of the shaft and a second inflatable balloon located at the other side thereof and spaced slightly away from the first balloon so that when the first and second balloons are inflated, the front end of the shaft is biased to face and contact a wall where the shaft is inserted, a first path provided in the shaft and communicating with the first and second balloons to inflate and deflate the balloons, and a second path provided inside the shaft and extending from the proximal end portion of the shaft to the distal end portion, said second path having an outlet in the front end of the distal end portion so that when the balloons are inflated, the outlet faces and substantially contacts the wall to provide a treatment through the second path and outlet.