| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 604100010 | Having indicator means | 7 |
| 20090036830 | Bifurcation Treatment System and Methods - A catheter assembly configured for treatment of a vessel bifurcation. The catheter assembly includes a catheter shaft and first and second balloons. The second balloon extends radially outward relative to the first balloon when expanded. A valve arrangement controls expansion of the second balloon. Portions of the valve arrangement can be positioned at proximal and distal end portions of the catheter shaft. Typically, the first balloon is expanded followed by expansion of the second balloon. A stent having a lateral branch opening is operatively mounted to the first balloon. The second balloon is configured to extend through the lateral branch opening when the second balloon is expanded. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100022950 | CATHETER HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS - Medical devices having electrically conductive pathways are disclosed. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to catheter shafts including an electrically conductive wire embedded in a polymeric tube. The disclosure is also directed to catheter shafts including an electrically conductive media coextruded in a polymeric tube. The disclosure is also directed to catheter shafts including electrically conductive pathways formed with electrically conductive ink, paste, adhesive and/or epoxy. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20130123694 | DIAGNOSTIC KIT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BALLOON DIMENSION IN VIVO - A method for measuring a balloon expansion profile in vivo is provided. The method comprises providing a balloon with at least one sensing element as a diagnostic device, where the at least one sensing element is characterized by at least one attribute that is representative of balloon dimension; measuring the at least one attribute to obtain an observed attribute value; and estimating the balloon dimension and the balloon expansion profile based on the observed attribute value. A diagnostic kit for measuring a balloon expansion profile in vivo is also provided. The diagnostic kit comprises the diagnostic device; a measurement module for measuring an observed attribute value for the attribute; and a processor module for processing the observed attribute value to estimate the balloon expansion profile as one or more outputs. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130296782 | Inflatable Retention System for an Enteral Feeding Device - An inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding tube having a base deployed outside the human body and an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a lumen or cavity of the body by insertion through a stoma from outside the body. The retention system includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an external tube diameter, and tube walls defining a feeding lumen and an inflation lumen. The retention system also includes an inflatable balloon located at a distal end of the tube in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having thin, flexible walls, a predetermined spheroid shape, and a volume at which a fluid in the balloon is under no pressure such that upon inflation with a fluid to pressurize fluid in the balloon, the balloon assumes a stable spheroid shape and exhibits a substantially linear pressure versus volume curve. | 11-07-2013 |
| 604100020 | Visual calibration | 2 |
| 20100030139 | Anastomosis Devices and Methods Utilizing Colored Bands - Methods and apparatus for visually distinguishing an inflation balloon from a distal tip of an anastomosis device with an unassisted eye so as to enhance patient safety during an anastomosis procedure. The anastomosis device can comprise a visual reference intermediate the inflation balloon and the distal tip to visually differentiate the distal tip from the inflation balloon. The visual reference can include a colored band to assist a medical profession in determining which portions of the anastomosis device can be grasped or otherwise handled so as to avoid damage to the inflation balloon during manipulation of the anastomosis device such as during removal of the anastomosis device from packaging or during deployment of the anastomosis device during the anastomosis procedure. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20140074021 | VISUAL INFLATION/DEFLATION INDICATOR FOR A BALLOON CATHETER - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for providing a direct visual indication of the relative inflationary condition of the balloon on a balloon catheter after insertion into the patient. In certain exemplary embodiments, a gastrostomy tube catheter is disclosed having a fluid feeding lumen and a balloon inflation lumen, a balloon communicating with the balloon inflation lumen, and an indicator strip having one end fixedly attached to the balloon and a free end movable along the length of the tube in accordance with the relative inflation and deflation of the balloon. The presence of the free end of the strip along an exposed portion of the gastrostomy tube serves as a direct visual indicator of a deflated condition of the balloon. | 03-13-2014 |
| 604100030 | Displaying inflation or deflation data | 1 |
| 20130289479 | Inflatable Retention System for an Enteral Feeding Device - An inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding tube having a base deployed outside the human body and an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a lumen or cavity of the body by insertion through a stoma from outside the body. The retention system includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an external tube diameter, and tube walls defining a feeding lumen and an inflation lumen. The retention system also includes an inflatable balloon located at a distal end of the tube in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having thin, flexible walls, a predetermined spheroid shape, and a volume at which a fluid in the balloon is under no pressure such that upon inflation with a fluid to pressurize fluid in the balloon, the balloon assumes a stable spheroid shape and exhibits a substantially linear pressure versus volume curve. | 10-31-2013 |
