Patent ID: 7220252

Claim:
A method for controlling post-partum hemorrhage, comprising the steps of: providing a balloon catheter apparatus comprising: a catheter having at least two lumens that are isolated from each other, one of which being an inflation lumen, and the other of which being a deflation lumen; a first balloon having an inflatable portion and at least one neck portion, wherein said first balloon is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, so that a gaseous inflation medium can be introduced into said first balloon through the inflation lumen; and a second balloon encompassing said first balloon, wherein said second balloon has an inflatable portion and at least one neck portion, and wherein said second balloon is in fluid communication with the deflation lumen, so that any gaseous inflation medium in said second balloon can be discharged from said second balloon through the deflation lumen; inserting the balloon catheter apparatus into at least one of an internal uterine wall area and a vaginal wall area; and inflating the first balloon with a gaseous medium so as to apply a substantially even pressure over the at least one wall area for reducing or eliminating bleeding therein.