Patent ID: 6287277
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A balloon catheter comprising:a) an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends, and an inflation lumen extending therein;b) a multifurcated balloon on a distal portion of the elongated shaft, with each of the balloon multifurcations having a distal skirt and an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; andc) an inner tubular member extending within the elongated shaft having a proximal tubular portion with a first inner lumen, and a multifurcated distal tubular portion with a first branch having a second inner lumen and a second branch having a third inner lumen, both of the second and third inner lumens being in fluid communication with the first inner lumen in the proximal tubular portion, the distal tubular portion extending through the interior of the balloon multifurcations, and the first branch and the second branch having distal extremities to which the distal skirts of the multifurcated balloon are secured.