US5435805A
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Medical probe device with optical viewing capability
Assignee: Medtronic Vidamed Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-13
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2013-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A medical probe device comprising a catheter having a stylet guide housing with at least one stylet port in a side thereof and stylet guide means for directing a flexible stylet outward through at least one stylet port and through intervening tissue to targeted tissues. The stylet guide housing has an optical viewing means positioned for viewing the stylet and adjacent structure which includes a fiber optic channel means for receiving a fiber optic viewing device. The fiber optic channel means can include a guide port means for directing longitudinal movement of a fiber optic device with respect to the stylet guide means in a viewing zone and a flushing liquid channel in the stylet guide housing having an exit port positioned to direct flushing liquid issuing therefrom across the end of a fiber optic device when positioned in the viewing zone. The optical viewing means can comprise a viewing window positioned in the stylet guide housing for viewing the stylet when it is directed outward from its respective stylet port. The optical viewing means can include a fiber optic channel in the stylet guide housing for receiving the a fiber optic viewing device and aligning the viewing end thereof with the viewing window. Windowed devices can include a flushing liquid channel in the stylet guide housing having an exit port positioned to direct flushing liquid issuing therefrom across a surface of the viewing window.
Inventors
- 👤 Stuart D. Edwards
- 👤 Hugh R. Sharkey
- 👤 Ingemar H. Lundquist
- 👤 Ronald G. Lax
- 👤 James A. Baker, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:04
CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
335 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising a guide housing having proximal and distal extremities and having a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, a stylet slidably mounted in the guide housings, means guide carried by the distal extremity of the guide housing and in communication with said passageway for directing the stylet sidewise of the guide housing, the stylet including a flexible radio frequency electrode with a sharpened tip and an insulating sleeve coaxially mounted on the electrode and movable relative to the electrode handle means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing for introducing the distal extremity of the guide housing into the urethra into the vicinity of the prostate said handle means including means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing and secured to the stylet for advancing the stylet from the passageway of the guide housing to cause the sharpened tip of the radio frequency electrode and the insulating sleeve to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate with the insulating sleeve extending through the urethral wall said handle means also including means for causing relative movement between the insulating sleeve and the radio frequency electrode to expose a predetermined length of the radio frequency electrode in the tissue of the prostate; with the insulating sleeve extending through the urethral wall, means for supplying radio frequency energy to the radio frequency electrode to cause the temperature of the tissue of the prostate adjacent the predetermined length of the radio frequency electrode to be raised to cause destruction of cells in the tissue of the prostate, and an optical viewing device positioned in the guide housing having a viewing field that extends forwardly and sidewardly of the guide housing to permit viewing of the radio frequency electrode and the insulating sleeve as they are deployed sidewise from the distal extremity of the guide housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
335 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising a guide housing having proximal and distal extremities and having a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, a stylet slidably mounted in the guide housings, means guide carried by the distal extremity of the guide housing and in communication with said passageway for directing the stylet sidewise of the guide housing, the stylet including a flexible radio frequency electrode with a sharpened tip and an insulating sleeve coaxially mounted on the electrode and movable relative to the electrode handle means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing for introducing the distal extremity of the guide housing into the urethra into the vicinity of the prostate said handle means including means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing and secured to the stylet for advancing the stylet from the passageway of the guide housing to cause the sharpened tip of the radio frequency electrode and the insulating sleeve to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate with the insulating sleeve extending through the urethral wall said handle means also including means for causing relative movement between the insulating sleeve and the radio frequency electrode to expose a predetermined length of the radio frequency electrode in the tissue of the prostate; with the insulating sleeve extending through the urethral wall, means for supplying radio frequency energy to the radio frequency electrode to cause the temperature of the tissue of the prostate adjacent the predetermined length of the radio frequency electrode to be raised to cause destruction of cells in the tissue of the prostate, and an optical viewing device positioned in the guide housing having a viewing field that extends forwardly and sidewardly of the guide housing to permit viewing of the radio frequency electrode and the insulating sleeve as they are deployed sidewise from the distal extremity of the guide housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 wherein the guide housing includes a channel receiving said optical viewing device and permitting longitudinal movement of the optical viewing device with respect to the guide means to shift the viewing field.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 wherein said guide housing includes a flushing liquid channel for directing a flushing liquid into the viewing field.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medical probe device as in claim 3 wherein said guide housing includes at least one flushing liquid return lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the distal extremity of the guide housing has a tip and wherein the optical device viewing channel terminates at a position proximal of the tip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A medical probe device as in claim 5 wherein said guide housing is provided with a transverse depression proximal of the tip and within the viewing field of the optical viewing device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the distal extremity of the guide housing has a tip and wherein the optical viewing device channel extends through the tip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A medical probe device as in claim 7 wherein the distal extremity of the guide housing is provided with a transverse depression extending through and across the optical device viewing channel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A medical probe device as in claim 5 wherein the guide housing includes a window extending through said tip and in the viewing field.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 wherein the optical viewing device comprises an eyepiece, a fiber optic, a focal lens and means for adjusting the longitudinal position of the focal lens with respect to a fiber optic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A device as in claim 1 wherein said guide housing has a longitudinal axis and wherein said means for directing the stylet sidewise of the housing includes means for directing the stylet at an angle ranging from 10 degrees to 90 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the guide housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
174 words
A medical probe device comprising an elongate guide housing having proximal and distal extremities and having a passageway therein extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity along a longitudinal axis, a stylet mounted in said guide housing and having proximal and distal extremities, a handle mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing, means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing and connected to the handle and connected to the stylet for causing advancement of the stylet through said passageway, the distal extremity of the guide housing being in communication with the passageway and permitting the distal extremity of the stylet to be advanced out of the passageway sidewise at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and an optical viewing device mounted in said guide housing and having a distal extremity positioned in the distal extremity of the guide housing and having a field of view which permits viewing the distal extremity of the stylet as it is advanced from the passageway sidewise of the longitudinal axis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
174 words
A medical probe device comprising an elongate guide housing having proximal and distal extremities and having a passageway therein extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity along a longitudinal axis, a stylet mounted in said guide housing and having proximal and distal extremities, a handle mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing, means mounted on the proximal extremity of the guide housing and connected to the handle and connected to the stylet for causing advancement of the stylet through said passageway, the distal extremity of the guide housing being in communication with the passageway and permitting the distal extremity of the stylet to be advanced out of the passageway sidewise at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and an optical viewing device mounted in said guide housing and having a distal extremity positioned in the distal extremity of the guide housing and having a field of view which permits viewing the distal extremity of the stylet as it is advanced from the passageway sidewise of the longitudinal axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
74 words
A device as in claim 12 wherein said guide housing is provided with a rounded tip at its distal extremity and wherein said guide housing is provided with a transversely extending recess proximal of the rounded tip, wherein the guide housing causes the distal extremity of the stylet to pass through the transversely extending recess and wherein the optical viewing device is disposed so that the field of view encompasses the transversely extending recess.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as in claim 13 wherein the rounded tip has a bore extending therethrough serving as a window which is disposed in the field of view to permit viewing distal of the tip.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device as in claim 12 wherein said stylet includes a conductive radio frequency electrode and an insulating sleeve coaxially mounted on the conductive radio frequency electrode and exposing a predetermined length of the conductive radio frequency electrode.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1998-07-24 | 1999-01-23 | 1999-07-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2002-07-24 | 2003-01-23 | 2003-07-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2006-07-24 | 2007-01-23 | 2007-07-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |