Claims
- 1. A method of removing debris from a treatment site in a vessel comprising the steps of:occluding the vessel near a treatment site by inflating an occlusions balloon located on a delivery sheath of the type having an open lumen, said sheath located proximal of but near the therapy site; said vessel not being occluded distal of said therapy site by any medical device; inflating a therapy balloon located on a therapy catheter at the treatment site to provide a therapy, said therapy creating debris, said therapy catheter being capable of independent motion with respect to said delivery sheath; deflating said therapy balloon located on a therapy catheter at the treatment site, thereby releasing said debris; injecting fluid into the therapy site through at least one port in said therapy catheter at a location distal of the therapy site at a rate and quantity sufficient to displace the debris into said delivery sheath lumen.
CROSS REFERENCE
This application is a utility case based upon provisional applications U.S. 60/402680 filed Aug. 12, 2002 and U.S. 60/316122 filed Aug. 30, 2001 each is incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The application is a CIP of U.S. Ser. No. 09/637,529 filed Aug. 11, 2000; U.S. Ser. No. 09/459,225 filed Dec. 10, 1999 now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 09/995,303 filed Nov. 27, 2001; U.S. Ser. No. 10/050,978 filed Jan. 18, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 10/145,699 filed May 16, 2002. Each is incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
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60/402680 |
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10/050978 |
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10/145699 |
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09/995303 |
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10/050978 |
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09/637529 |
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09/995303 |
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09/459225 |
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09/637529 |
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