Patent ID: 7445642

Claim:
A device for placement within a body of a patient, comprising: an elongated member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the elongated member defining a first lumen and a second lumen, the first lumen extending from the first end portion to the second end portion; an inflatable member coupled to the elongated member between the first end portion of the elongated member and the second end portion of the elongated member, the second lumen being in fluid communication with an interior of the inflatable member, the inflatable member being configured to be inflated with a fluid conveyed to the inflatable member via the second lumen and being configured to deliver the fluid to the body of the patient when the device is placed within the body; and a valve disposed within the second lumen to permit fluid to flow through the second lumen towards the inflatable member but to inhibit flow of fluid away from the inflatable member.