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Irrigating catheter
Assignee: Boston Scientific Corp
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Filing: 1992-08-07
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Granted: 1994-06-07
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Expires: 2012-08-07
Abstract
Abstract The downstream end section of a transporting lumen (4) for the irrigating fluid is constructed as a nozzle (14), which directs a strong, sharp jet over a free segment (130) into the inlet (16) of a discharging lumen (6). The irrigating fluid jet produces a suction effect, by means of which it aspirates the material from the treated organ (8) and discharges it through the discharging lumen (6). To intensify the suction effect of the irrigating fluid jet, the discharging lumen, when viewed from its inlet (16), consecutively contains the following elements: a mixing tube (18), a diffuser (20) and a discharging duct (22).
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Plechinger
- 👤 Josef Koehler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3203; A61B17/32037; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/84; A61M1/85; A61M3/00; A61M3/02; A61M3/0279; A61M3/0283; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B17/22012; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B18/245; A61B2017/0042; A61B2017/00429; A61M1/80; A61M1/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
An irrigating catheter for eliminating solids from body organs and hollow body cavities comprising: a catheter body having at least a first lumen and a second lumen, said first lumen being a transporting lumen for supplying an irrigating fluid from a high-pressure fluid source to an organ, said second lumen being a discharging lumen for discharging said irrigating fluid and said solids from the organ that have been entrained by the irrigating fluid; a nozzle formed at an outlet of the transporting lumen and disposed at a distance from and opposite to an inlet of the discharging lumen, said nozzle sending into said inlet an irrigating fluid jet, which engages said solids located between said nozzle and said inlet and discharges said solids through the discharging lumen; said discharging lumen having a mixing tube, an inlet of which is said inlet of the discharging lumen and in which said solid particles can disperse in the irrigating liquid, a diffuser and a discharging duct, the mixing tube and the diffuser being dimensioned such that the diffuser brings about an intensification of the suction effect of the irrigating fluid jet at the inlet of the mixing tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
An irrigating catheter for eliminating solids from body organs and hollow body cavities comprising: a catheter body having at least a first lumen and a second lumen, said first lumen being a transporting lumen for supplying an irrigating fluid from a high-pressure fluid source to an organ, said second lumen being a discharging lumen for discharging said irrigating fluid and said solids from the organ that have been entrained by the irrigating fluid; a nozzle formed at an outlet of the transporting lumen and disposed at a distance from and opposite to an inlet of the discharging lumen, said nozzle sending into said inlet an irrigating fluid jet, which engages said solids located between said nozzle and said inlet and discharges said solids through the discharging lumen; said discharging lumen having a mixing tube, an inlet of which is said inlet of the discharging lumen and in which said solid particles can disperse in the irrigating liquid, a diffuser and a discharging duct, the mixing tube and the diffuser being dimensioned such that the diffuser brings about an intensification of the suction effect of the irrigating fluid jet at the inlet of the mixing tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 1, wherein said nozzle and said mixing tube have flow diameters, the ratio of the flow diameter of the nozzle at its outlet end to the flow diameter of the mixing tube being in the range 0.2 to 0.7.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 2, wherein the distance from the nozzle to the inlet of the mixing tube is 0.3 to 1.5 times the flow diameter of the mixing tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 3, wherein the length of the essentially cylindrical mixing tube is 2.5 to 8.2 times its flow diameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 4, wherein the diffuser is divergent at an angle in the range 2° to 30°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 5, wherein the mixing tube and the diffuser consist of one piece of material, which is fastened to a section of the discharging lumen downstream thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 6, wherein means for cutting material in the organ is disposed at the distal end of the catheter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 7, wherein the nozzle is formed at a hook-like end section of the transporting lumen for the irrigating fluid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 7, wherein the distal end section of the irrigating catheter that is introduced into the organ is formed essentially as a symmetrical or asymmetrical fish-mouth head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 6, wherein a pressure measuring element is disposed at the distal end of the catheter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 6, wherein an ultrasonic device is disposed at the distal end of the catheter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The irrigating catheter of claim 6, wherein a laser device is disposed at the distal end of the catheter.
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