The invention provides a balloon catheter comprising an elongated conduit adapted for insertion into a blood vessel, two or more balloons associated with said elongated conduit, and one or more additional conduits connecting the interior of two or more of said balloons, wherein said elongated conduit comprises two inflation/deflation channels which are suitable for transferring an inflation medium into and out of the balloons, and wherein said balloons and conduits are arranged such that said balloons may be inflated and deflated in a predetermined sequence.