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US4944740A
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Outer exchange catheter system
Assignee: PLUNKETT DIANNE MF
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Filing: 1988-08-18
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2008-08-18
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to corporeal catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to an outer exchange catheter system comprising an outer catheter sheath and at least one steerable inner catheter having a control means, said outer catheter sheath extending less than the full length of each said inner catheter and being slidable thereover.
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice Buchbinder
- 👤 Ronald J. Solar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 06:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/09016; A61M25/09025; A61M25/09033; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22001; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M2025/0681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
252 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a first steerable inner dilatation catheter having a control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said first dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means; (e) slidably advancing the outer sheath distally along said first dilatation catheter to position said outer sheath across the stenosis; (f) withdrawing said first dilatation catheter in the proximal direction within said outer sheath to remove said first dilatation catheter from the body; (g) advancing a second dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and larger dilatation balloon means distally within said outer sheath to cause the larger balloon dilatation means to be positioned across said stenosis; (h) withdrawing said outer sheath in the proximal direction to the extent that the proximal end of the outer sheath is positioned near the proximal end of the second dilatation catheter; (i) inflating said second balloon dilatation means; and (j) repeating steps (d) to (i) until the stenosis is sufficiently dilated.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
252 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a first steerable inner dilatation catheter having a control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said first dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means; (e) slidably advancing the outer sheath distally along said first dilatation catheter to position said outer sheath across the stenosis; (f) withdrawing said first dilatation catheter in the proximal direction within said outer sheath to remove said first dilatation catheter from the body; (g) advancing a second dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and larger dilatation balloon means distally within said outer sheath to cause the larger balloon dilatation means to be positioned across said stenosis; (h) withdrawing said outer sheath in the proximal direction to the extent that the proximal end of the outer sheath is positioned near the proximal end of the second dilatation catheter; (i) inflating said second balloon dilatation means; and (j) repeating steps (d) to (i) until the stenosis is sufficiently dilated.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having a proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a steerable inner dilatation catheter having control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means; and (e) slidably advancing the outer sheath distally along said dilatation catheter to position said outer sheath across the stenosis.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having a proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a steerable inner dilatation catheter having control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means; and (e) slidably advancing the outer sheath distally along said dilatation catheter to position said outer sheath across the stenosis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2, wherein after step (e) the dilatation catheter is withdrawn in the proximal direction within said outer sheath to remove said dilatation catheter from the body.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
123 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a steerable inner dilatation catheter having control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and a distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; and (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
123 words
A method for dilating a stenosis in a passageway in a body, which comprises: (a) introducing a guide catheter having proximal and distal ends and a single lumen into the body through an incision or opening; (b) advancing a catheter system comprising an outer sheath and a steerable inner dilatation catheter having control means, each of said outer sheath and said dilatation catheter having proximal and a distal ends and said dilatation catheter having a dilatation balloon means adjacent the distal end thereof, into and through the guide catheter to cause said dilatation balloon means to be positioned across a stenosis in said passageway; (c) inflating said dilatation balloon means to cause the stenosis to dilate; and (d) deflating said dilatation balloon means.
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