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US20100145259A1 Active / In Force US ⏱️ 3.3 years remaining

Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device

Assignee: Spectranetics LLC
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Filing: 2010-02-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2030-02-12
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Abstract

Abstract A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring an infusate pump, and an aspiration pump, both powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal. The working head may be operated to separate and move away from the guide wire to come within a closer proximity of the obstructive material to more effectively remove it from the vessel.

Inventors

  • 👤 John E. Nash
  • 👤 Greg Walters
  • 👤 Dennis M. Sauro
  • 👤 Mark Eberhart
  • 👤 William T. Fisher
  • 👤 Douglas G. Evans

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3203; A61B17/32037; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320783; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/71; A61M1/77; A61M1/80; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61B2017/00681; A61B2017/00685; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22039; A61B2017/22051; A61B2017/22065; A61B2017/22067; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0177; A61M2025/0183; A61M25/10; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M25/0069; A61M25/007; A61M25/0082

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 3 words
1 . (canceled)
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 3 words
1 . (canceled)
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 261 words
2 . A method for treating occlusive material in a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure of a living being, comprising: (1) providing a catheter system comprising (a) a catheter with a proximal region, a distal region and a housing therebetween, said housing defining a lumen having an entrance region at said distal region and an exit region at said proximal region, (b) a holding arrangement for holding a guidewire adjacent to the catheter such that the distal region of the catheter may move laterally relative to the guide wire, and (c) an aspiration pump comprising a source of rotary power at said proximal region and a helical wire located in said lumen and extending from said distal region of said catheter to said proximal region and attached to said source of rotary power; (2) inserting said distal region of said catheter system into said vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure of said living being, and advancing said distal region to a site of said occlusion, and (3) energizing said source of rotary power and rotating said helical wire, wherein said rotating (i) pulls occlusive material from said vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure into the said entrance region and into said lumen whereby said occlusive material is extracted in a proximal direction by said rotating helical wire, and (ii) causes at least a portion of the distal region of said catheter to translate a distance relative to said guidewire and in a direction that is lateral to said guidewire, thereby increasing a zone or area of treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 261 words
2 . A method for treating occlusive material in a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure of a living being, comprising: (1) providing a catheter system comprising (a) a catheter with a proximal region, a distal region and a housing therebetween, said housing defining a lumen having an entrance region at said distal region and an exit region at said proximal region, (b) a holding arrangement for holding a guidewire adjacent to the catheter such that the distal region of the catheter may move laterally relative to the guide wire, and (c) an aspiration pump comprising a source of rotary power at said proximal region and a helical wire located in said lumen and extending from said distal region of said catheter to said proximal region and attached to said source of rotary power; (2) inserting said distal region of said catheter system into said vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure of said living being, and advancing said distal region to a site of said occlusion, and (3) energizing said source of rotary power and rotating said helical wire, wherein said rotating (i) pulls occlusive material from said vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure into the said entrance region and into said lumen whereby said occlusive material is extracted in a proximal direction by said rotating helical wire, and (ii) causes at least a portion of the distal region of said catheter to translate a distance relative to said guidewire and in a direction that is lateral to said guidewire, thereby increasing a zone or area of treatment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of rotating said catheter within the vessel, duct, or other hollow organ structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 39 words
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said translation of said catheter relative to said guidewire lumen takes a form selected from the group consisting of a vibration, an orbit, a scan, an oscillation and a precession.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 5 words
5 .- 27 . (canceled)
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 5 words
5 .- 27 . (canceled)
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 218 words
28 . A method for operating a catheter in a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure, comprising: providing a catheter comprising a catheter body having a proximal region, a distal region and a housing extending therebetween, said housing comprising an aspiration catheter jacket and defining a lumen, the housing further including a segment comprising at least one aspiration port near the distal region, the aspiration port being in fluid communication with the lumen, a holding arrangement for holding a guidewire adjacent to the catheter body at two spaced-apart points such that the segment is located between the two spaced-apart points, and an aspiration pump comprising a source of rotary power at said proximal region and a helical wire located in said lumen and extending from said distal region of said catheter to said proximal region and attached to said source of rotary power; inserting the distal region of the catheter into a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure and advancing the distal region to an occlusion site; actuating the source of rotary power and rotating the helical wire in the lumen to draw fluids into the aspiration port and to cause the segment to deflect away from the guidewire such that the catheter jacket within the segment is separated from the guidewire by a separation distance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 218 words
28 . A method for operating a catheter in a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure, comprising: providing a catheter comprising a catheter body having a proximal region, a distal region and a housing extending therebetween, said housing comprising an aspiration catheter jacket and defining a lumen, the housing further including a segment comprising at least one aspiration port near the distal region, the aspiration port being in fluid communication with the lumen, a holding arrangement for holding a guidewire adjacent to the catheter body at two spaced-apart points such that the segment is located between the two spaced-apart points, and an aspiration pump comprising a source of rotary power at said proximal region and a helical wire located in said lumen and extending from said distal region of said catheter to said proximal region and attached to said source of rotary power; inserting the distal region of the catheter into a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure and advancing the distal region to an occlusion site; actuating the source of rotary power and rotating the helical wire in the lumen to draw fluids into the aspiration port and to cause the segment to deflect away from the guidewire such that the catheter jacket within the segment is separated from the guidewire by a separation distance.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 33 words
29 . The method of claim 28 , further comprising an infusate pump and further comprising operating the infusate pump to deliver an infusate fluid to the occlusion site through an outlet port.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 242 words
30 . A method for operating a catheter in a vessel, duct or hollow organ structure, comprising: providing a flexible catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and structure therebetween comprising an aspiration pump comprising a helical wire, a jacket for housing said helical wire, an inlet port at or near said distal end in fluid communication with said jacket, and an outlet port at or near said proximal end, and wherein the jacket includes a segment defining a plurality of aspiration ports near the distal end; a source of rotary power for rotating said helical wire, a holding arrangement that secures a guidewire to a distal end of said flexible catheter, wherein the holding arrangement holds the guidewire adjacent to the flexible catheter at two spaced-apart points on either side of the segment such that the segment may move laterally relative to the guidewire; inserting the distal end of the catheter into a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure and advancing the end region to an occlusion site; actuating the source of rotary power and rotating the helical wire to draw liquids through the aspiration ports and to cause the segment to the segment of said flexible catheter to displace laterally from said guidewire such that the segment of the flexible catheter is a farther distance from said guidewire when said source of rotary power is activated as compared to when said source of rotary power is not activated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 242 words
30 . A method for operating a catheter in a vessel, duct or hollow organ structure, comprising: providing a flexible catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and structure therebetween comprising an aspiration pump comprising a helical wire, a jacket for housing said helical wire, an inlet port at or near said distal end in fluid communication with said jacket, and an outlet port at or near said proximal end, and wherein the jacket includes a segment defining a plurality of aspiration ports near the distal end; a source of rotary power for rotating said helical wire, a holding arrangement that secures a guidewire to a distal end of said flexible catheter, wherein the holding arrangement holds the guidewire adjacent to the flexible catheter at two spaced-apart points on either side of the segment such that the segment may move laterally relative to the guidewire; inserting the distal end of the catheter into a vessel, duct or other hollow organ structure and advancing the end region to an occlusion site; actuating the source of rotary power and rotating the helical wire to draw liquids through the aspiration ports and to cause the segment to the segment of said flexible catheter to displace laterally from said guidewire such that the segment of the flexible catheter is a farther distance from said guidewire when said source of rotary power is activated as compared to when said source of rotary power is not activated.

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