Catheter with biologic adhesive injection ports and method of injecting biologic adhesive therewith
View Patent ↗A catheter and method for draining a bladder and injecting a two part biologic adhesive is provided. The catheter has a tubular body extending between proximal and distal ends. A balloon is located adjacent the distal end with a first port extending between the proximal end and the balloon providing for inflation an deflation of the balloon. A second port extends substantially between the proximal end and the distal end for drainage. A pair of ports separate from one another and from the first and second ports extend between the proximal end and the balloon. The pair of ports are each arranged in fluid communication with separate openings located between the balloon and the proximal end to provide separate fluid flow paths for the separate components of the two part biologic adhesive between the proximal end and the openings.
1. A catheter, comprising:
a tubular body extending axially along a longitudinal axis between proximal and distal ends, said tubular body having a balloon adjacent said distal end with a first port, extending between said proximal end and said balloon, in fluid communication with said balloon to provide a mechanism for inflation and deflation of said balloon, said tubular body having a second port extending between said proximal and distal ends across opposite sides of said balloon, said second port remaining out of fluid communication with said first port; and
a pair of ports separate from said first and second ports and out of communication with said first and second ports, each of said pair of ports remaining separate from one another and out of fluid communication with one another within said tubular body, each port of said pair of ports has a plurality of openings exiting outwardly from said tubular body between said proximal end and said balloon to provide separate fluid flow paths through said tubular body for separate components of a two part biologic adhesive, said plurality of openings of each port of said pair of ports being substantially radially aligned with one another along a radial plane extending transversely to said longitudinal axis.
2. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of openings are aligned along the longitudinal axis of said tubular body.
3. The catheter of claim 1 wherein said openings are on diametrically opposite sides of said tubular body.
4. The catheter of claim 1 further comprising another port extending between said proximal and distal ends across opposite sides of said balloon.
5. The catheter of claim 4 wherein said another port extends as a single port adjacent said proximal end and diverges into a pair of ports that open at separate outlets adjacent said distal end between said balloon and said distal end.