US5630427A
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Medical shaft movement control device and method
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-14
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Granted: 1997-05-20
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Expires: 2016-06-14
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a device and method for controlling longitudinal movement of a tube relative to a shaft slidably disposed within the tube, especially in the catheterization of a patient. An operative segment on the shaft cooperates with an ancillary tool to create a coupling force field between the shaft and the tool. The tube can then be moved over the shaft while the coupling force field operates through the tube to restrict the movement of the shaft. In a preferred embodiment, the shaft is a guide wire and the tube is a catheter with a lumen for slidably receiving the guide wire, while the coupling force field is created magnetically. In one embodiment, the magnetic segment is carried by a sleeve having a central lumen and adapted to be mounted to the proximal portion of a standard guide wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger N. Hastings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0169; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0127; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/09; A61M25/09041; A61M39/00; A61M39/10; A61M2025/09116; A61M25/0905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for controlling relative movement between a tube and a shaft, wherein the shaft is slidably mounted within the tube comprising: a. a sleeve having a magnetic portion including a plurality of discrete magnetic segments and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of discrete magnetic segments are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections; b. means for mounting the sleeve to a proximal portion of the shaft; and c. a movement actuator including at least a further magnetic portion for coupling with the sleeve magnetic portion for moving the shaft relative to the tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for controlling relative movement between a tube and a shaft, wherein the shaft is slidably mounted within the tube comprising: a. a sleeve having a magnetic portion including a plurality of discrete magnetic segments and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of discrete magnetic segments are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections; b. means for mounting the sleeve to a proximal portion of the shaft; and c. a movement actuator including at least a further magnetic portion for coupling with the sleeve magnetic portion for moving the shaft relative to the tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which: a. the tube comprises a catheter; and b. The shaft comprises a guide wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
104 words
Medical apparatus comprising: a. a catheter; b. a guide wire, having a proximal portion, movably mounted within the catheter; c. a sleeve for mounting at the proximal portion of the guide wire and including a magnetic segment which includes a plurality of spaced units of a magnetically permeable material and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of spaced units are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections; and d. a tool for controlling relative movement between the catheter and the guide wire and having a magnetic portion for coupling with the magnetic segment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
Medical apparatus comprising: a. a catheter; b. a guide wire, having a proximal portion, movably mounted within the catheter; c. a sleeve for mounting at the proximal portion of the guide wire and including a magnetic segment which includes a plurality of spaced units of a magnetically permeable material and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of spaced units are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections; and d. a tool for controlling relative movement between the catheter and the guide wire and having a magnetic portion for coupling with the magnetic segment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 3 in which the sleeve is generally cylindrical and includes a lumen for receiving the guide wire.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a catheter apparatus having a catheter and a movable guide wire therethrough and a tool adapted to magnetically couple to magnetic apparatus mounted to the guide wire to move the catheter relative to the guide wire, the guide wire having a proximal portion, the improvement comprising: a. a sleeve having a magnetic segment which includes a plurality of spaced units of a magnetically permeable material and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of spaced units are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections, the sleeve being adapted to be mounted to the proximal portion of the guidewire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a catheter apparatus having a catheter and a movable guide wire therethrough and a tool adapted to magnetically couple to magnetic apparatus mounted to the guide wire to move the catheter relative to the guide wire, the guide wire having a proximal portion, the improvement comprising: a. a sleeve having a magnetic segment which includes a plurality of spaced units of a magnetically permeable material and a number of non-magnetically permeable sections, wherein selected ones of the plurality of spaced units are separated by one or more of the number of non-magnetically permeable sections, the sleeve being adapted to be mounted to the proximal portion of the guidewire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 5 in which the sleeve is generally cylindrical and includes a lumen for receiving the guide wire.
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