DEVICE FOR THE DISPLACEMENT OF A HOLLOW ORGAN OF A PATIENT

The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arrange...

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Hauptverfasser:	VAN HELFTEREN, Alwin, REINHARDT, Jörg
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a balloon catheter (1), which allows esophageal injuries to be prevented by the displacement of the esophagus of a patient during catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias. For this purpose, three balloons (7, 9, 11) are provided along a catheter shaft (3), which are arranged at a distance from each other and can each be alternately expanded in opposite directions.