Patent ID: 8500684

Claim:
A balloon catheter comprising: an elongated catheter shaft defining a fluid drainage lumen and a balloon inflation lumen, the catheter shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a fluid drainage port disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft, the fluid drainage port in fluid communication with the fluid drainage lumen; a balloon inflation port disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft, the balloon inflation port in fluid communication with the balloon inflation lumen; a balloon portion disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft, the balloon portion in fluid communication with the balloon inflation port; a release device in fluid communication with the balloon portion and the fluid drainage lumen, the release device comprising an activating member; and a tether positioned within the balloon inflation lumen and isolated from the fluid drainage lumen and having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the tether attached to the activating member of the release device, the tether operable to actuate the activating member manually by applying a force directly through the tether and operable automatically by applying a force to the catheter shaft.