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Intra-artery obstruction clearing apparatus and methods
Assignee: SYNECTIC VENTURES I LLC
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Filing: 1995-03-10
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Granted: 1997-07-01
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Expires: 2015-03-10
Abstract
Abstract Disposable intra-arterial augering and dottering instruments for use in patients in clearing pathways at obstructed or nearly obstructed arterial sites are disclosed. A number of augering tips used on the instruments are disclosed along with a method for releasibly affixing augering tips to the instruments. In addition, a dottering tip is disclosed for use in procedures where it is desired to open a pathway without excising material from the obstructed site. A combined augering and dottering tip is disclosed for a procedure in which material displacement followed by excising of material from within an artery is accomplished without removal of the combined augering and dottering tip until the procedure is complete.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory N. Nordgren
- 👤 Thomas L. Kelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B17/32075; A61B17/320783; A61B2017/0046; A61B2017/00473; A61B2017/00681; A61B2017/00685; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22094; A61B2017/320004; A61B2017/320008; A61B2017/320044; A61B2017/320766; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A dottering tip which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in an artery to completely constructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said dottering tip comprising: a connector for connecting the tip to the drive cable; a symmetrically bulbous distal end comprising an asymmetric distribution of weight about the longitudinal axis of the tip to enhance oscillation of the tip without electrosurgical phenomenon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A dottering tip which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in an artery to completely constructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said dottering tip comprising: a connector for connecting the tip to the drive cable; a symmetrically bulbous distal end comprising an asymmetric distribution of weight about the longitudinal axis of the tip to enhance oscillation of the tip without electrosurgical phenomenon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
125 words
A combined two segment antegrade coring and dottering tip which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said combined antegrade coring and dottering tip comprising: a proximally disposed antegrade coring and material excising segment comprising a first connector for connecting to the drive cable; a flexible shaft comprising a second connector for connecting to the coring and material excising segment, a hollow core disposed for passing a guide wire, and an advancer for extending the flexible shaft distally relative to the proximal coring and material excising segment; a bulbous dottering segment disposed and securely affixed at the distal end of the flexible shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
A combined two segment antegrade coring and dottering tip which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said combined antegrade coring and dottering tip comprising: a proximally disposed antegrade coring and material excising segment comprising a first connector for connecting to the drive cable; a flexible shaft comprising a second connector for connecting to the coring and material excising segment, a hollow core disposed for passing a guide wire, and an advancer for extending the flexible shaft distally relative to the proximal coring and material excising segment; a bulbous dottering segment disposed and securely affixed at the distal end of the flexible shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A combined two segment antegrade coring and dottering tip according to claim 2 wherein the first connector comprises a coupling mechanism for manually releasibly connecting the drive cable to the antegrade coring and material excising segment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A combined two segment antegrade coring and dottering tip according to claim 2 wherein the bulbous dottering tip comprises an asymmetric distribution of mass about the longitudinal axis of the bulbous dottering tip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A combined two segment antegrade coring and dottering tip according to claim 2 wherein the bulbous dottering tip comprises a passageway for passing the guide wire from the hollow core of the flexible shaft through the bulbous dottering tip.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for clearing a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery, said combination comprising: removing from storage a self-contained sterilized instrument in a protective package, said instrument comprising an augering and dottering tip drive cable enclosed within a shielding catheter, a handle comprising a housing and, disposed within the housing, a motor and a motor power source and a driver for driving the drive cable from the motor, and a coupler for releasibly attaching predetermined augering and dottering tips to a distal end of the instrument; removing the instrument from the protective package; selecting and attaching a preselected tip to the instrument; inserting the tip and distal position of the catheter into an artery of a patient; delivering the tip to the site of the obstruction in the artery; actuating the motor; clearing a tip and catheter passable pathway through the completely constructed artery; removing the instrument from the pathway and from the artery of the patient; throwing away the instrument.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for clearing a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery, said combination comprising: removing from storage a self-contained sterilized instrument in a protective package, said instrument comprising an augering and dottering tip drive cable enclosed within a shielding catheter, a handle comprising a housing and, disposed within the housing, a motor and a motor power source and a driver for driving the drive cable from the motor, and a coupler for releasibly attaching predetermined augering and dottering tips to a distal end of the instrument; removing the instrument from the protective package; selecting and attaching a preselected tip to the instrument; inserting the tip and distal position of the catheter into an artery of a patient; delivering the tip to the site of the obstruction in the artery; actuating the motor; clearing a tip and catheter passable pathway through the completely constructed artery; removing the instrument from the pathway and from the artery of the patient; throwing away the instrument.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for clearing an obstructed site within an artery which is impeding distal movement of a guide wire comprising the steps of: providing a catheter comprising a dottering tip on a distal end of said catheter; threading said dottering tip and said catheter along said guide wire until the tip reaches the site of the obstruction; rotating said dottering tip while moving the tip distally until the obstructed site is cleared; displacing the guide wire through the cleared site; removing the catheter and dottering tip from the artery.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for clearing an obstructed site within an artery which is impeding distal movement of a guide wire comprising the steps of: providing a catheter comprising a dottering tip on a distal end of said catheter; threading said dottering tip and said catheter along said guide wire until the tip reaches the site of the obstruction; rotating said dottering tip while moving the tip distally until the obstructed site is cleared; displacing the guide wire through the cleared site; removing the catheter and dottering tip from the artery.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
106 words
A tool which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery initially impassable other atherectomy devices, said tool comprising: a connector for connecting the tool to the drive cable; a dottering portion comprising a bulbous distal end comprising an asymmetric distribution of mass about the longitudinal axis of the tip; an augering portion for excising matter from the inside of an artery comprising a cutting edge having a cutting radius which is greater than the traverse diameter of the rest of augering portion; the dottering portion being juxtaposed the augering portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
A tool which is used in conjunction with a catheter and a rotary drive cable to clear a pathway in a severely to completely obstructed artery initially impassable other atherectomy devices, said tool comprising: a connector for connecting the tool to the drive cable; a dottering portion comprising a bulbous distal end comprising an asymmetric distribution of mass about the longitudinal axis of the tip; an augering portion for excising matter from the inside of an artery comprising a cutting edge having a cutting radius which is greater than the traverse diameter of the rest of augering portion; the dottering portion being juxtaposed the augering portion.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-06-30 | 2000-12-30 | 2001-07-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-06-30 | 2004-12-30 | 2005-07-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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