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Intravascular balloon catheter for use in combination with an angioscope
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1994-02-22
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Granted: 1995-05-02
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Expires: 2014-02-22
Abstract
Abstract A balloon dilatation catheter is disclosed which incorporates an elongate shaft which is at least partially optically transparent. The shaft includes an inflation lumen and a guide wire lumen extending therethrough in addition to an inflatable balloon connected to its distal end. The inflatable balloon may include a measuring index disposed thereon. The measuring index may comprise a plurality of longitudinally-spaced radial bands, a plurality of radially-spaced longitudinal bands, or a combination thereof. A method of using an angioscope in combination with a balloon catheter is also disclosed. The method involves inserting a balloon catheter with an optically transparent shaft section into a vascular lumen, inserting an angioscope into the balloon catheter, inflating the balloon on the balloon catheter, and measuring material characteristics of abnormal deposits therein. The material characteristics may be measured by the color of the abnormal deposit or the response of the abnormal deposit to inflation of the balloon.
Inventors
- 👤 Stewart M. Kume
- 👤 Trac Le
- 👤 Roger N. Hastings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/00064; A61B1/00071; A61B1/0008; A61B1/00082; A61B1/00131; A61B1/00135; A61B1/04; A61B1/042; A61B5/00; A61B5/0059; A61B5/0082; A61B5/0084; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M2025/0008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A vascular balloon catheter, comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an inflation lumen extending therethrough, the distal portion of the shaft being optically transparent; an inflatable balloon secured to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; a guide wire lumen extending through the elongate shaft; an angioscope extending through the guide wire lumen such that the angioscope can visualize through the optically transparent shaft portion to an interior of a vascular lumen; and a measuring index on the inflatable balloon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A vascular balloon catheter, comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an inflation lumen extending therethrough, the distal portion of the shaft being optically transparent; an inflatable balloon secured to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; a guide wire lumen extending through the elongate shaft; an angioscope extending through the guide wire lumen such that the angioscope can visualize through the optically transparent shaft portion to an interior of a vascular lumen; and a measuring index on the inflatable balloon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A vascular balloon catheter, comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and an inflation lumen extending therethrough; an inflatable balloon secured to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; and a measuring index covering at least a portion of the inflatable balloon to allow for optical measurement of an object inside a vessel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A vascular balloon catheter, comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and an inflation lumen extending therethrough; an inflatable balloon secured to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the balloon being in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; and a measuring index covering at least a portion of the inflatable balloon to allow for optical measurement of an object inside a vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vascular balloon catheter of claim 2, further comprising: a guide wire lumen extending through the elongate shaft; and an angioscope extending through the guide wire lumen such that the angioscope can visualize the measuring index through the guide wire lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The vascular balloon catheter of claim 2, wherein the measuring index comprises a plurality of longitudinally spaced radial bands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The vascular balloon catheter of claim 2, wherein the measuring index comprises a plurality of radially spaced longitudinal bands.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of using an angioscope in combination with a balloon catheter, the steps comprising: inserting an angioplasty balloon catheter with an optically-transparent shaft section into a vascular lumen; inserting an angioscope into the balloon catheter; inflating the balloon of the balloon catheter; monitoring the balloon inflation with the angioscope: viewing the interior surface of an abnormal deposit within a vessel with the angioscope; and measuring the material characteristics of the abnormal deposit.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of using an angioscope in combination with a balloon catheter, the steps comprising: inserting an angioplasty balloon catheter with an optically-transparent shaft section into a vascular lumen; inserting an angioscope into the balloon catheter; inflating the balloon of the balloon catheter; monitoring the balloon inflation with the angioscope: viewing the interior surface of an abnormal deposit within a vessel with the angioscope; and measuring the material characteristics of the abnormal deposit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the material characteristics of the abnormal deposit are measured by the color of the abnormal deposit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the material characteristics of the abnormal deposit are measured by the observed response of the material to the inflation of the balloon.
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