Combination balloon catheter and emergency means for deflating the balloon

The combination of a balloon catheter; a thin flexible tube capable of insertion within the liquid drainage passage in the catheter; and a wire-like member capable of insertion through the flexible tube. The wire-like member has a sharpened end which can be used to pierce the catheter to deflate the...

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Hauptverfasser: PENAR, LEONARD J
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Zusammenfassung:The combination of a balloon catheter; a thin flexible tube capable of insertion within the liquid drainage passage in the catheter; and a wire-like member capable of insertion through the flexible tube. The wire-like member has a sharpened end which can be used to pierce the catheter to deflate the balloon when it cannot be deflated in the normal manner.