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Blood filtering device having a catheter with longitudinally variable rigidity
Assignee: B Braun Medical SAS
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Filing: 1993-11-16
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Granted: 1996-01-16
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Expires: 2013-11-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a blood filtration device which can be implanted in a patient's body and comprises a catheter and a blood filter secured to one end thereof. The catheter has a longitudinally variable rigidity, being stiffer at its end where the filter is secured thereto and more flexible at the opposite end where the catheter can be connected to an implantable chamber adapted for distributing a drug in the patient's body.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Philippe Cottenceau
- 👤 Gerard Chevillon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 10:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0054; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/01; A61F2/0105; A61F2/011; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/0208; A61F2002/016; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/005; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/008; A61M2039/0241; A61M25/005; A61M25/0053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, for trapping blood clots, said device comprising: an elongated blood filter holding means comprised of a body having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said body also having a proximal end and a distal end; and a blood filter connected to the distal end of said elongated blood filter holding means, stiffening means embedded in the body of said elongated blood filter holding means for stiffening said elongated blood filter holding means in a longitudinally variable manner over its length, wherein said stiffening means are stiffer towards the distal end of the holding means than towards the proximal end for attenuating a substantially axial force exerted on said blood filter when the device is implanted.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, for trapping blood clots, said device comprising: an elongated blood filter holding means comprised of a body having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said body also having a proximal end and a distal end; and a blood filter connected to the distal end of said elongated blood filter holding means, stiffening means embedded in the body of said elongated blood filter holding means for stiffening said elongated blood filter holding means in a longitudinally variable manner over its length, wherein said stiffening means are stiffer towards the distal end of the holding means than towards the proximal end for attenuating a substantially axial force exerted on said blood filter when the device is implanted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the stiffness of the stiffening means increases in portions, in a plurality of longitudinal locations, from the proximal end to the distal end of the holding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the elongated blood filter holding means comprises a catheter and wherein the device further comprises a capsule adapted to be implanted under the patient's skin, said capsule comprising an inner chamber for receiving a treatment product, said chamber being in communication with said proximal end of the catheter at a first end, and being closed by a wall adapted to be perforated by a needle of a syringe for injecting said product through the patient's skin, at a second end.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
144 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, to trap blood clots, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said catheter having a wall a proximal end and a distal end; said catheter including stiffening means which are stiffer towards the distal end of the catheter than towards its proximal end, for less stiffening of said catheter towards its proximal end than towards its distal end; a blood filter secured at the distal end of the catheter; and a capsule adapted to be implanted under the patient's skin, said capsule comprising a housing defining an injection chamber, the housing including a self-closing wall, and a capsule exit communicating with said inner chamber and passing through said housing, said capsule exit being connected to the proximal end of the catheter.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
144 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, to trap blood clots, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said catheter having a wall a proximal end and a distal end; said catheter including stiffening means which are stiffer towards the distal end of the catheter than towards its proximal end, for less stiffening of said catheter towards its proximal end than towards its distal end; a blood filter secured at the distal end of the catheter; and a capsule adapted to be implanted under the patient's skin, said capsule comprising a housing defining an injection chamber, the housing including a self-closing wall, and a capsule exit communicating with said inner chamber and passing through said housing, said capsule exit being connected to the proximal end of the catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 4 wherein said stiffening means comprises a plurality of rods of various stiffness inside said catheter wall substantially parallel to the axis of the catheter, the number of rods being greater towards said distal end of the catheter than towards the proximal end.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
150 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, in order to trap any blood clots there, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, with a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a blood filter secured at the distal end of the catheter said catheter having a wall and an axial inner duct surrounded by said wall, said catheter having varying degrees of stiffness over its length such that it is stiffer towards its distal end than towards its proximal end for attenuating a substantially axial force exerted on said blood filter when said device is implanted, said stiffening accomplished in a longitudinally variable manner by stiffening said wall to different degrees depending on the location therealong with a plurality of spring means of various rigidity embedded in the thickness of the catheter wall.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
150 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body, in order to trap any blood clots there, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, with a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and a blood filter secured at the distal end of the catheter said catheter having a wall and an axial inner duct surrounded by said wall, said catheter having varying degrees of stiffness over its length such that it is stiffer towards its distal end than towards its proximal end for attenuating a substantially axial force exerted on said blood filter when said device is implanted, said stiffening accomplished in a longitudinally variable manner by stiffening said wall to different degrees depending on the location therealong with a plurality of spring means of various rigidity embedded in the thickness of the catheter wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein said spring means comprise helical springs of different lengths, disposed about one another and coaxially to said catheter.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
101 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body for treating a medical affection of said vessel, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said catheter having longitudinally opposite proximal and distal ends, and comprising between said ends, a catheter wall surrounding an axial inner duct; and a plurality of spring means of various stiffness embedded in the catheter wall for stiffening said catheter in a longitudinally variable manner, so the stiffness of the catheter is less towards the proximal end thereof than towards the distal end.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
101 words
A device adapted to be implanted in a vessel of a patient's body for treating a medical affection of said vessel, said device comprising: a catheter having an axis and a length in the direction of said axis, said catheter having longitudinally opposite proximal and distal ends, and comprising between said ends, a catheter wall surrounding an axial inner duct; and a plurality of spring means of various stiffness embedded in the catheter wall for stiffening said catheter in a longitudinally variable manner, so the stiffness of the catheter is less towards the proximal end thereof than towards the distal end.
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