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Dilatation catheter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-09
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2011-10-09
Abstract
Abstract A dilatation catheter, in particular for expanding constrictions in coronary vessels, includes a balloon (2) capable of being enlarged by injecting a fluid through a tube (3). The tube (3) is arranged laterally offset from a segment of flexible tubing (7) by which a passage (8) for a guide wire (1) is formed in the balloon (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Tassilo Bonzel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:27
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0183
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A coronary angioplasty dilatation catheter comprising an expandable balloon having distal and proximal ends; a first, relatively long, elongated hollow tube having distal and proximal ends and opening adjacent its distal end into the interior of the expandable balloon, the first tube being sealingly connected to the proximal end of the balloon; a second, relatively short, elongated hollow tube integral with said first tube, having distal and proximal ends, and adapted to receive a guide wire in a sliding fit, the second tube traversing the interior of the expandable balloon from the distal end to the proximal end of the balloon and being sealingly connected to the distal end of the balloon, and the second tube terminating at its proximal end substantially distally of the proximal end of the first tube in an aperture open to the exterior of the catheter; and means for imparting sufficient stiffness to said first tube that the second tube and expandable balloon can readily be advanced or withdrawn together in use along the guide wire by exerting a pushing or pulling force upon the first tube, and wherein the first tube is reinforced by means of a longitudinally-extending stabilizing wire, and wherein the first tube is laterally displaced from the second tube, and the stabilizing wire extends in the interior of the expandable balloon beyond the distal end of the first tube and along the outer surface of the second tube into the vicinity of the distal end of the expandable balloon, with the dimensions of said dilatation catheter being such that it can be advanced in the vascular system of a human patient over the guide wire, with said expandable balloon in an unexpanded condition and the guide wire in a sliding fit within said second tube, until the expandable balloon is located within a coronary artery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A coronary angioplasty dilatation catheter comprising an expandable balloon having distal and proximal ends; a first, relatively long, elongated hollow tube having distal and proximal ends and opening adjacent its distal end into the interior of the expandable balloon, the first tube being sealingly connected to the proximal end of the balloon; a second, relatively short, elongated hollow tube integral with said first tube, having distal and proximal ends, and adapted to receive a guide wire in a sliding fit, the second tube traversing the interior of the expandable balloon from the distal end to the proximal end of the balloon and being sealingly connected to the distal end of the balloon, and the second tube terminating at its proximal end substantially distally of the proximal end of the first tube in an aperture open to the exterior of the catheter; and means for imparting sufficient stiffness to said first tube that the second tube and expandable balloon can readily be advanced or withdrawn together in use along the guide wire by exerting a pushing or pulling force upon the first tube, and wherein the first tube is reinforced by means of a longitudinally-extending stabilizing wire, and wherein the first tube is laterally displaced from the second tube, and the stabilizing wire extends in the interior of the expandable balloon beyond the distal end of the first tube and along the outer surface of the second tube into the vicinity of the distal end of the expandable balloon, with the dimensions of said dilatation catheter being such that it can be advanced in the vascular system of a human patient over the guide wire, with said expandable balloon in an unexpanded condition and the guide wire in a sliding fit within said second tube, until the expandable balloon is located within a coronary artery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
289 words
A coronary angioplasty dilatation catheter comprising an expandable balloon having distal and proximal ends; a first, relatively long, elongated hollow tube having distal and proximal ends and opening adjacent its distal end into the interior of the expandable balloon, the first tube being sealingly connected to the proximal end of the balloon; a second, relatively short, elongated hollow tube integral with said first tube, having distal and proximal ends, and adapted to receive a guide wire in a sliding fit, the second tube traversing the interior of the expandable balloon from the distal end to the proximal end of the balloon and being sealingly connected to the distal end of the balloon, and the second tube terminating at its proximal end substantially distally of the proximal end of the first tube in an aperture open to the exterior of the catheter; and means for imparting sufficient stiffness to said first tube that the second tube and expandable balloon can readily be advanced or withdrawn together in use along the guide wire by exerting a pushing or pulling force upon the first tube; and wherein the wall of the first tube is provided with a plurality of lateral openings to provide fluid communication with the interior of the expandable balloon and; wherein said first tube terminates in a tapered portion at its distal end, and said lateral openings are provided in said tapered portion; with the dimensions of said dilatation catheter being such that it can be advanced in the vascular system of a human patient over the guide wire, with said expandable balloon in an unexpanded condition and the guide wire in a sliding fit within said second tube, until the expandable balloon is located within a coronary artery.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
289 words
A coronary angioplasty dilatation catheter comprising an expandable balloon having distal and proximal ends; a first, relatively long, elongated hollow tube having distal and proximal ends and opening adjacent its distal end into the interior of the expandable balloon, the first tube being sealingly connected to the proximal end of the balloon; a second, relatively short, elongated hollow tube integral with said first tube, having distal and proximal ends, and adapted to receive a guide wire in a sliding fit, the second tube traversing the interior of the expandable balloon from the distal end to the proximal end of the balloon and being sealingly connected to the distal end of the balloon, and the second tube terminating at its proximal end substantially distally of the proximal end of the first tube in an aperture open to the exterior of the catheter; and means for imparting sufficient stiffness to said first tube that the second tube and expandable balloon can readily be advanced or withdrawn together in use along the guide wire by exerting a pushing or pulling force upon the first tube; and wherein the wall of the first tube is provided with a plurality of lateral openings to provide fluid communication with the interior of the expandable balloon and; wherein said first tube terminates in a tapered portion at its distal end, and said lateral openings are provided in said tapered portion; with the dimensions of said dilatation catheter being such that it can be advanced in the vascular system of a human patient over the guide wire, with said expandable balloon in an unexpanded condition and the guide wire in a sliding fit within said second tube, until the expandable balloon is located within a coronary artery.
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