US 11,730,932 B2
Balloon catheter assisted by pulling a puller-wire
Assaf Govari, Haifa (IL); Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Brea, CA (US); Kevin Justin Herrera, West Covina, CA (US); and Joseph Thomas Keyes, Sierra Madre, CA (US)
Assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed by Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam (IL)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/64,424.
Application 17/064,424 is a continuation of application No. 15/870,375, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,806,911.
Prior Publication US 2021/0016067 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/1025 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/1006 (2013.01); A61M 25/1034 (2013.01); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0175 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1068 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1081 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catheter comprising:
a shaft for insertion into a body of a patient;
a telescopic assembly including proximal and distal tubular members in a telescopic configuration, the distal tubular member having a distal anchor, the proximal tubular member having a proximal anchor;
an inflatable balloon, which is coupled to a distal anchor of the distal tubular member and the proximal anchor of the proximal tubular member; and
a puller-wire, which runs through the shaft and is connected to the distal anchor so that when the puller wire is pulled proximally, the balloon is shortened along its length.