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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Scott Glickman, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Scott Glickman, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Jotillou Enterprises Ltd., , GB;
Abstract
A catheter () for insertion into a hollow viscus of a subject, comprising: a drainage opening () and an instillation opening at a distal end an inlet port () at a proximal end for instilling a fluid; an outlet port () at the proximal end for draining fluid from the viscus; a drainage channel () connecting the drainage opening to the outlet port; an instillation channel () connecting the inlet port to the instillation opening; a valve () proximate the drainage channel at the distal end for closing it against the entry of fluid from the viscus; a valve control port () at the proximal end for receiving a control fluid under pressure; and a control channel () connecting the valve control port to the valve such that the valve is responsive to admitted control fluid under pressure to close itself.