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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Nxt Biomedical, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stanton J. Rowe, Irvine, CA (US);
Joseph Passman, Irvine, CA (US);
Glen Rabito, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert C. Taft, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexander Siegel, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
NXT Biomedical, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10184 (2013.11); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1052 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1082 (2013.01);
Abstract
Several embodiments of a catheter are described, having a balloon configured to slowly inflate and then quickly deflate to create an area of low pressure in the vessels. The balloon can be cycled near the vessels of the kidneys, thereby helping to draw out blood from the kidneys and enhance fluid processing to the bladder.