AU722124B2 - Apparatus and method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure - Google Patents

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AU722124B2
AU722124B2 AU12757/97A AU1275797A AU722124B2 AU 722124 B2 AU722124 B2 AU 722124B2 AU 12757/97 A AU12757/97 A AU 12757/97A AU 1275797 A AU1275797 A AU 1275797A AU 722124 B2 AU722124 B2 AU 722124B2
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    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
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    • A61B2017/22051—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for with an inflatable part, e.g. balloon, for positioning, blocking, or immobilisation
    • A61B2017/22065—Functions of balloons
    • A61B2017/22068—Centering
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
    • A61M2025/1047—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having centering means, e.g. balloons having an appropriate shape
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
    • A61M2025/1081—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having sheaths or the like for covering the balloon but not forming a permanent part of the balloon, e.g. retractable, dissolvable or tearable sheaths
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1007—Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body
    • A61N2005/1008—Apparatus for temporary insertion of sources, e.g. afterloaders
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    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N2005/1019—Sources therefor
    • A61N2005/1021—Radioactive fluid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61N2005/1092—Details
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
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US08/565,093 US5707332A (en) 1994-01-21 1995-11-30 Apparatus and method to reduce restenosis after arterial intervention
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US08/717,232 US6217503B1 (en) 1994-01-21 1996-09-26 Apparatus and method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure
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