IP Library Granted Patent US 9,126,014
Granted Patent B2
US 9,126,014 · App. 14/347,857 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Fistula catheter

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Patent No.
US 9,126,014
App. No.
14/347,857
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fistula catheter in which an intracorporeal fixing part comprises an inner balloon and an outer balloon is disclosed, whereby it is possible to prevent removal from the fistula by means of the inner balloon, even if the outer balloon deflates.

Claims (16)

1. A fistula catheter to be disposed in a fistula of a patient, comprising:

an extracorporeal fixing part configured to be disposed on an abdominal wall surface-side of the fistula;

a supply tube comprising a tubular element joined to the extracorporeal fixing part, and having a tip-end section, a main lumen, and a sub-lumen in a peripheral wall thereof; and

an intracorporeal fixing part at an outer periphery of the supply tube and proximate the tip-end section, the intracorporeal fixing part comprising an inner balloon and an outer balloon outside of the inner balloon, a first one-way valve disposed between the sub-lumen and the inner balloon, and a second one-way valve disposed between the sub-lumen and the outer balloon, the inner balloon in communication with the sub-lumen through the first one-way valve, and the outer balloon in communication with the sub-lumen through the second one-way valve.

2. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , further comprising a first injection port in the sub-lumen and a second injection port in the sub-lumen, wherein the first one-way valve is disposed in the first injection port and the second one-way valve is disposed in the second injection port.

3. The fistula catheter according to claim 2 , wherein the outer balloon is comprised of a material that is more stretchable than the inner balloon material comprising the inner balloon.

4. The fistula catheter according to claim 3 , wherein the inner balloon has fixed inflation size.

5. The fistula catheter according to claim 4 , wherein the inner balloon and the outer balloon are each fixed to the supply tube by adhesive.

6. The fistula catheter according to claim 3 , wherein the first one-way valve and the second one-way valve are configured to operate at pressures different from one another such that the inner balloon is inflated via the sub-lumen in advance of the outer balloon being inflated via the sub-lumen.

7. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , wherein, when each of the inner balloon and the outer balloon is inflated, a space is formed therebetween.

8. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first balloon and the second balloon are inflated via the sub-lumen.

9. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the first one-way valve is sized and configured to open at first pressure to permit fluid flow from the sub-lumen to inflate the inner balloon,

wherein the second one-way valve is sized and configured to open at second pressure to permit fluid flow from the sub-lumen to inflate the outer balloon, and

wherein the first pressure is a different pressure than the second pressure.

10. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the first pressure is lower than the second pressure.

11. The fistula catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the first one-way valve and the second one-way valve are configured to operate at pressures different from one another such that the inner balloon is inflated via the sub-lumen in advance of the outer balloon being inflated via the sub-lumen.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2017
From: COVIDIEN LP
To: KPR U.S., LLC
Reel/Frame 044141/0458 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2015
From: YAMOTO, NATSUKO; FUNAMURA, SHIGEAKI
To: NIPPON COVIDIEN LTD
Reel/Frame 035896/0472 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2015
From: NIPPON COVIDIEN LTD
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 035896/0555 →