A catheter for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to a branch
blood vessel of a major blood vessel, generally comprising an elongated
shaft having at least one lumen in fluid communication with an agent
delivery port in a distal section of the shaft, an expandable tubular
member on the distal section of the shaft, and a radially expandable
member on the tubular member. The tubular member is configured to extend
within the blood vessel up-stream and down-stream of a branch vessel, and
has an interior passageway which is radially expandable within the blood
vessel to separate blood flow through the blood vessel into an outer
blood flow stream exterior to the tubular member and an inner blood flow
stream within the interior passageway of the tubular member. The radially
expandable member is located down-stream of the shaft agent delivery
port, and has an expanded configuration with an outer diameter larger
than an outer diameter of the tubular member. The expanded radially
expandable member is configured to decrease the blood flow in the outer
blood flow stream down-stream of the branch vessel. The catheter provides
for delivery of an agent to a branch vessel of a major vessel, and
continuous perfusion of the major blood vessel. Another aspect of the
invention is directed to methods of delivering a therapeutic or
diagnostic agent to one or both kidney's of a patient.