INFLATABLE BALLOON CATHETER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC REGULATION OF VENOUS RETURN

摘要

This invention relates to hydro-mechanical devices to regulate the venous return flow in the human circulatory system. Specifically, it refers to a combined catheter/cyclic occlusion inflatable balloon to regulate the venous return which can be adapted to its location space in the inferior vena cava, near the right entrance of atriun which comprises means to its retention inside such vessel as well as its ability to modify volume according to patient's needs.