Timothy R. Machold - Moss Beach CA Janine C. Robinson - Half Moon Bay CA Mary B. Michaels - Sunnyvale CA Motasim M. Sirhan - Sunnyvale CA
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
A61M 3100
US Classification:
604 53
Abstract:
A catheter and method of using the catheter for the delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic liquid within a body lumen of a patient. The catheter has an outer inflatable member which has a wall with a plurality of apertures which eject therapeutic or diagnostic liquid in a jet-like form deep within the lumenal tissue adjacent to the outer inflatable member. In one embodiment the catheter has an inner inflatable member disposed within the outer inflatable member which upon inflation expands the outer tubular member so as to dilatate a stenotic region of a body lumen such as an artery. The inflatable member may be provided with proximal and distal ends which expand to larger diameters than the central inflatable section so as to seal the larger ends and prevent the loss of fluid.
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"90% of women have at least one risk factor for heart disease," Mary Michaels with the American Heart Association said. "So, they really need to be paying attention to their heart. So, it's an event like this that's fun. You don't often see a giant inflatable heart in a public place that you c