OSTOMY SYSTEM
An illustrative system includes a catheter with a first conduit having a first distal port. The first distal port is in fluid communication with an interior of a balloon mounted to the catheter. The catheter also includes a second conduit having a second distal port, where the second distal port is configured to receive a needle. The balloon is configured to inflate responsive to a fluid received through the first distal port such that the needle is suitably positioned to penetrate an external surface of a subject.
1 . A system comprising:
a catheter comprising:
a first conduit having a first distal port, wherein the first distal port is in fluid communication with an interior of a balloon mounted to the catheter; and
a second conduit having a second distal port, wherein the second distal port is configured to receive a needle; and
the balloon, wherein the balloon is configured to inflate responsive to a fluid received through the first distal port such that the needle is suitably positioned to penetrate an external surface of a subject.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the catheter further comprises a third conduit configured to receive a guide wire.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second distal port is mounted to the balloon, and wherein the inflation of the balloon causes the second distal port to bend away from a central axis of the catheter.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the inflation of the balloon positions the second distal port such that the needle enters a portion of an abdominal wall of the subject at approximately a ninety degree angle.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the catheter further comprises one or more radio-opaque markers for use in conjunction with X-ray radiation to position the catheter within the subject.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the catheter further comprises one or more radio-opaque markers for use in conjunction with X-ray radiation to position the second distal port relative to a portion of an abdominal wall of the subject.
7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a protuberance mounted to at least one of the balloon or the second distal port, wherein the protuberance is configured to provide an indication of a position of the second distal port.
8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a magnet mounted to at least one of the balloon or the second distal port, wherein the magnet is used to position the second distal port.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the balloon has a first thickness and a second portion of the balloon has a second thickness to form a substantially hemispherical shape comprising a base and a hemisphere when the balloon is inflated, and wherein the second distal port is mounted to at least a portion of the hemisphere.
10 . A method comprising:
inserting a catheter into a cavity of a subject, wherein the catheter comprises a first conduit having a first distal port in fluid communication with an interior of a balloon mounted to the catheter, and a second conduit having a second distal port;
inflating the balloon to suitably position a needle to penetrate an external surface of the subject; and
protruding the needle through the second distal port to puncture the external surface of the subject.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the cavity comprises at least one of a gastric cavity or a jejunal lumen.
12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
identifying positions of one or more radio-opaque markers with X-ray radiation, wherein the one or more radio-opaque markers are mounted to at least one of the catheter, the balloon, or the second distal port; and
adjusting a position of the second distal port based at least in part on the positions of the one or more radio-opaque markers.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein inflating the balloon causes the second needle port and at least a portion of the second conduit to bend away from a central axis of the catheter.
14 . A system comprising:
a catheter comprising a first conduit having a first distal port; and
a stent mounted to the catheter so that the stent is within an interior of a balloon mounted to the catheter, wherein the stent is expandable to maintain a position of a cavity wall of a subject after the balloon at least partially deflates.
15 . The catheter system of claim 14 , wherein the cavity wall comprises at least one of a stomach wall or an intestinal wall.
16 . The catheter system of claim 14 , wherein the stent comprises a center wire, one or more flexible wires, and a cap, and wherein the center wire is mounted to at least the cap for movement of the cap.
17 . The catheter system of claim 16 , wherein movement of the cap toward a proximal end of the catheter expands the one or more flexible wires of the stent, and wherein movement of the cap away from the proximal end of the catheter compresses the one or more flexible wires of the stent.
18 . The catheter system of claim 14 , wherein the stent comprises one or more flexible wires, and further comprising a sheath surrounding at least a portion of the catheter, wherein movement of the sheath toward a proximal end of the catheter expands the one or more flexible wires of the stent, and wherein movement of the sheath away from the proximal end of the catheter compresses the one or more flexible wires of the stent.
19 . The catheter system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the catheter, the balloon, or the stent comprises one or more radio-opaque markers for use in conjunction with X-ray radiation to position the catheter within the subject.
20 . The catheter system of claim 14 , further comprising the balloon, wherein the first distal port is in fluid communication with the interior of the balloon to inflate the balloon, and wherein inflation of the balloon positions a cavity wall of a subject adjacent to an abdominal wall of the subject.