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Fiber optic catheter with shortened guide wire lumen
Assignee: Spectranetics LLC
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Filing: 1993-09-14
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Granted: 1995-10-10
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Expires: 2013-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A fiber optic catheter has a short guide wire lumen (less than 10 cm) extending in a proximal direction from its distal end and an intermediate portion reinforced with a tapered mandrel which provides optimal steerability and trackability characteristics. The distal end of the mandrel is coextensive with a proximal portion of the guide wire lumen. The intermediate portion of the catheter may have a marker for visual identification, and the tip of the catheter may include a radiopaque tip marker band for fluoroscopic identification. The short guide wire lumen catheter provides superior flexibility, a low profile, and low-friction engagement with the guide wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin D. Taylor
- 👤 Jerome Bellendir
- 👤 Dan J. Hammersmark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B18/245; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22039; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3937; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0045; A61M2025/0046; A61M2025/0063; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0183; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1079; A61M2025/1093
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; a proximal mount disposed on a proximal end of said catheter body; an optical fiber bundle connected to said proximal mount, said optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body and said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion; a guide wire lumen body extending from said distal end of said guide portion to a proximal portion of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; and wherein a mandrel is disposed within said catheter body and said guide portion and substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis thereof; and wherein said guide wire lumen is less than ten centimeters in length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; a proximal mount disposed on a proximal end of said catheter body; an optical fiber bundle connected to said proximal mount, said optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body and said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion; a guide wire lumen body extending from said distal end of said guide portion to a proximal portion of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; and wherein a mandrel is disposed within said catheter body and said guide portion and substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis thereof; and wherein said guide wire lumen is less than ten centimeters in length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein said guide wire lumen is about nine centimeters in length.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein said mandrel is eccentric to a longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein a distal end of said mandrel is coextensive with a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein said catheter body comprises: a tail tube at a proximal end of said catheter body; and an outer jacket having a proximal end connected to a distal end of said tail tube and a distal end connected to a proximal end of said guide portion; wherein a proximal end of said mandrel is disposed within a distal end of said tail tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catheter of claim 1, further comprising a protective jacket disposed on a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein said mandrel includes a portion tapering to a smaller diameter toward a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein: a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body exits said guide portion through an exterior surface of said guide portion to define a guide wire entry port; and a distal portion of said guide wire lumen body terminates substantially coplanar with a distal end of said guide portion to define a guide wire exit port.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catheter of claim 8, wherein said guide wire exit port is eccentric to said longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein said proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body does not obstruct said optical fiber bundle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
226 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including an outer jacket at a proximal portion of said catheter body and a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body, a distal end of said optical fiber bundle extending to said distal end of said guide portion; a guide wire lumen body extending from a proximal end at a proximal portion of said guide portion to a distal end at a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; a distal fiber terminator engaging said distal end of said optical fiber bundle and said distal end of said guide wire lumen and maintaining said distal ends of said optical fiber bundle and guide wire lumen in place relative to said distal end of said guide portion; and wherein said guide wire lumen is less than ten centimeters in length; wherein a mandrel is disposed within said catheter body and said guide portion and substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis thereof; wherein said guide portion and a portion of said outer jacket collectively define a flexible length of said catheter body at least twenty centimeters in length proximal to said distal fiber terminator, said flexible length being free of any obstructions of said optical fiber bundle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
226 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including an outer jacket at a proximal portion of said catheter body and a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body, a distal end of said optical fiber bundle extending to said distal end of said guide portion; a guide wire lumen body extending from a proximal end at a proximal portion of said guide portion to a distal end at a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; a distal fiber terminator engaging said distal end of said optical fiber bundle and said distal end of said guide wire lumen and maintaining said distal ends of said optical fiber bundle and guide wire lumen in place relative to said distal end of said guide portion; and wherein said guide wire lumen is less than ten centimeters in length; wherein a mandrel is disposed within said catheter body and said guide portion and substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis thereof; wherein said guide portion and a portion of said outer jacket collectively define a flexible length of said catheter body at least twenty centimeters in length proximal to said distal fiber terminator, said flexible length being free of any obstructions of said optical fiber bundle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein said guide wire lumen is about nine centimeters in length.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein a proximal end of said flexible length is terminated by a proximal mount disposed on a proximal end of said catheter body and connected to a proximal end of said optical fiber bundle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein said mandrel is eccentric to a longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein a distal end of said mandrel is coextensive with a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein said catheter body comprises: a tail tube at a proximal end of said catheter body; wherein said outer jacket has a proximal end connected to a distal end of said tail tube; and a proximal end of said mandrel is disposed within a distal end of said tail tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catheter of claim 11, further comprising a protective jacket disposed on a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein said mandrel includes a portion tapering to a smaller diameter toward a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
The catheter of claim 11, wherein: a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body exits said guide portion through an exterior surface of said guide portion to define a guide wire entry port; and a distal portion of said guide wire lumen body terminates substantially coplanar with a distal end of said guide portion to define a guide wire exit port.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catheter of claim 19, wherein said guide wire exit port is eccentric to said longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
166 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; a guide wire lumen body less than ten centimeters in length and extending from a proximal portion of said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body from a proximal portion thereof through said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, said optical fiber bundle being moveable relative to said catheter body at said distal end of said catheter body; and varying means disposed within said catheter body at a distal end thereof and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, for gradually varying a stiffness profile of said catheter body from a first level at a proximal end of said stiffening means to a second level lower than said first level at a distal end of said stiffening means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
166 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body including a guide portion at a distal end of said catheter body; a guide wire lumen body less than ten centimeters in length and extending from a proximal portion of said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body defining a guide wire lumen; an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body from a proximal portion thereof through said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, said optical fiber bundle being moveable relative to said catheter body at said distal end of said catheter body; and varying means disposed within said catheter body at a distal end thereof and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, for gradually varying a stiffness profile of said catheter body from a first level at a proximal end of said stiffening means to a second level lower than said first level at a distal end of said stiffening means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catheter of claim 21, wherein said guide wire lumen is about nine centimeters in length.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catheter of claim 21, wherein said varying means is a mandrel.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The catheter of claim 23, wherein said mandrel has a larger cross-sectional area at a proximal end thereof than at a distal end thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
36 words
The catheter of claim 23, wherein said mandrel comprises: a proximal portion having substantially constant dimensions; and a tapered portion tapering from a distal end of said proximal portion to a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catheter of claim 23, wherein said mandrel is eccentric to a longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
The catheter of claim 23, wherein a distal end of said mandrel is coextensive with a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
68 words
The catheter of claim 23, wherein said catheter body comprises: a tail tube at a proximal end of said catheter body; and an outer jacket having a proximal end connected to a distal end of said tail tube and a distal end connected to a proximal end of said guide portion; wherein a proximal end of said mandrel is disposed within a distal end of said tail tube.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
62 words
The catheter of claim 21, wherein: a proximal portion of said guide wire lumen body exits said guide portion through an exterior surface of said guide portion to define a guide wire entry port; and a distal portion of said guide wire lumen body terminates substantially coplanar with a distal end of said guide portion to define a guide wire exit port.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catheter of claim 29, wherein said guide wire exit port is eccentric to said longitudinal axis of said catheter.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
236 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body having a stiffness profile gradually decreasing from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, said distal end of said catheter body including a guide portion having a larger diameter than a remaining portion of said catheter body and being constructed of a material having a lower durometer than a material of which said remaining portion of said catheter body is constructed; a guide wire lumen body less than ten centimeters in length and extending from a proximal portion of said guide portion intermediate said distal end of said catheter body and a proximal end of said catheter body, to a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body being lubricious and defining a guide wire lumen; varying means disposed within said catheter body at a distal end thereof and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, for gradually varying a stiffness profile of said catheter body from a first level at a proximal end of said stiffening means to a second level lower than said first level at a distal end of said stiffening means; and an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body from a proximal portion thereof through said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, said optical fiber bundle being moveable relative to said catheter body at said distal end of said catheter body.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
236 words
A catheter comprising: a catheter body having a stiffness profile gradually decreasing from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, said distal end of said catheter body including a guide portion having a larger diameter than a remaining portion of said catheter body and being constructed of a material having a lower durometer than a material of which said remaining portion of said catheter body is constructed; a guide wire lumen body less than ten centimeters in length and extending from a proximal portion of said guide portion intermediate said distal end of said catheter body and a proximal end of said catheter body, to a distal end of said guide portion, an interior surface of said guide wire lumen body being lubricious and defining a guide wire lumen; varying means disposed within said catheter body at a distal end thereof and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, for gradually varying a stiffness profile of said catheter body from a first level at a proximal end of said stiffening means to a second level lower than said first level at a distal end of said stiffening means; and an optical fiber bundle extending within said catheter body from a proximal portion thereof through said guide portion to a distal end of said guide portion, said optical fiber bundle being moveable relative to said catheter body at said distal end of said catheter body.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
37 words
The catheter of claim 31, wherein said varying means comprises: a proximal portion having substantially constant dimensions; and a tapered portion tapering from a distal end of said proximal portion to a distal end of said mandrel.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
83 words
The catheter of claim 31, further comprising: a fiber terminator, disposed at a distal end of said guide portion, engaging a distal end of said optical fiber bundle and maintaining said distal ends of said optical fiber bundle and guide wire lumen in place relative to said distal end of said guide portion; wherein said catheter body includes a flexible portion proximate to said fiber terminator, said flexible portion being free of other fiber obstructions and being at least twenty centimeters in length.
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