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Angioplasty catheter with close-fitting guidewire and tube
Assignee: Calmedica LLC
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Filing: 1991-03-05
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Granted: 1992-08-25
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Expires: 2011-03-05
Abstract
Abstract An angioplasty catheter having a tube with a balloon-like member connected to the tube at the distal end thereof and a guidewire removably insertable within the lumen and capable of engaging the end of the catheter within the vicinity of the balloon-like member, the guidewire and the lumen being in close-fitting relationship such that there is insufficient space around the guidewire to allow inflation or deflation of the balloon-like member in a reasonable amount of time with the inserted guidewire.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Hess
- 👤 Jeffrey P. Callister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 19:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M2025/0079; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1063; A61M2025/1093; A61M25/01; A61M25/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An angioplasty catheter comprising: a tube, said tube being elongated having an inside diameter and having a proximal end and a distal end; a balloon-like member connected to said tube at the distal end thereof and in fluid tight relationship thereto; and a guidewire having an outside diameter approximately equal to said inside diameter of said tube said tube being a wire wound member which is radially sealed along the majority of the length thereof, said guidewire removably insertable within said tube in close-fitting relationship thereto sufficient to allow axial and rotatable movement of the guidewire therein but insufficient to allow adequate inflation or deflation of said balloon-like member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
An angioplasty catheter comprising: a tube, said tube being elongated having an inside diameter and having a proximal end and a distal end; a balloon-like member connected to said tube at the distal end thereof and in fluid tight relationship thereto; and a guidewire having an outside diameter approximately equal to said inside diameter of said tube said tube being a wire wound member which is radially sealed along the majority of the length thereof, said guidewire removably insertable within said tube in close-fitting relationship thereto sufficient to allow axial and rotatable movement of the guidewire therein but insufficient to allow adequate inflation or deflation of said balloon-like member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A catheter as in claim 1 wherein said winding is elongated at the distal end of said tube and is unsealed to allow communication with the inside of said tube both axially and radially through the coils of said tube, said balloon-like member enveloping said elongated and unsealed portion of said tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A catheter as in claim 2 further including tip control means within said balloon-like member, said tip control means being an elongated tubular member connected at one end of said tubular member to the distal end of said tube, said balloon-like member connected at one end thereof to said tube along a sealed portion thereof remote from the distal end of said tube, the other end of said balloon-like member connected to the other end of said tubular member, said balloon-like member also enveloping said tubular member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
A catheter as in claim 3 wherein said tip control means further includes floppy tip wire means positioned within said tubular member, one end of said floppy tip wire means having an engagement cup means positioned within said tubular member closest to said tube and the other end of said floppy tip wire means extending axially beyond said tubular member and said balloon-like member, said engagement means being complementary in configuration to the distal end of said guidewire to allow removable connection with the distal end of said guidewire to allow limited axial movement of said guidewire and said floppy tip wire means together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A catheter as in claim 4 further including a platinum floppy tip connected to said floppy tip wire means outside of said balloon-like member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A catheter as in claim 4 wherein said floppy tip wire means further includes a bushing around said floppy tip wire means, said bushing made of low friction material, said bushing aligning and providing a fluid-type seal about said floppy tip wire means, said tubular member having vent means near the distal end thereof communicating the inside of said tubular member with the inside of said balloon-like member.
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