US5643298A
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Intra-artery obstruction clearing apparatus and methods
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-05-06
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Granted: 1997-07-01
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Expires: 2016-05-06
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 05:02
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: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A combination for concentric arterial plaque removal comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a coupling comprising a stationary part non-rotatably connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, and a rotatable part non-rotatably connected to the drive cable and rotatable in respect to the stationary part; a rotatable cutting head for concentric plaque removal as the head is distally advanced to increase blood flow; the coupling further comprising a site for non-rotatable connection to the head; whereby rotation of the cable drive rotates the rotatable part in respect to the stationary part and the catheter tube, which rotates the head to cut in a distal direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A combination for concentric arterial plaque removal comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a coupling comprising a stationary part non-rotatably connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, and a rotatable part non-rotatably connected to the drive cable and rotatable in respect to the stationary part; a rotatable cutting head for concentric plaque removal as the head is distally advanced to increase blood flow; the coupling further comprising a site for non-rotatable connection to the head; whereby rotation of the cable drive rotates the rotatable part in respect to the stationary part and the catheter tube, which rotates the head to cut in a distal direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination according to claim 1 further comprising a prime mover and a drive train for turning the drive cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination according to claim 2 further comprising a handle substantially encapsulating the prime mover, the drive train and a proximal portion of the drive cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the drive cable is hollow and further comprising a guidewire disposed within the hollow of the drive cable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the cutting head is disposed in tandem with a dottering head which vibrates during drive cable rotation with oscillations substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A combination according to claim 5 wherein the dottering head comprises an eccentrically weighted region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the head is transversely symmetrical.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the diametral size of the head is dimensional stable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the stationary part and the rotatable part can be selectively separated or made contiguous one in respect to the other and further comprising a manual control for selectively repositioning the distal end of the drive cable in respect to the distal end of the catheter tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A combination according to claim 9 further comprising a stop for limiting the extent to which the distal end of the drive cable can be displaced relative to the distal end of the catheter tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the interior of the drive cable comprises a liquid flow pathway.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A combination according to claim 11 further comprising a control for selectively accommodating flow of liquid along the pathway.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the cutting head comprises a distally-directed plaque-cutting edge having a fixed cutting diameter substantially greater than the diameter of all other transverse dimension of the cutting head, the coupling and the catheter tube.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the head further comprises a dottering tip.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the cutting head comprises a bulbous cutting tip region the transverse dimension of which exceeds the transverse dimension of the remainder of the cutting head.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the coupling comprises a stepped hub.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the coupling comprises a two-way collar.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the rotatable part is selectively journalled to the non-rotatable part of the coupling.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the head is removable and replaceable.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
117 words
A combination for cutting arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a coupling comprising a stationary part non-rotatably connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, and a rotation-accommodating part; a concentric plaque-cutting head comprising a distally-directed plaque cutter; the distal end of the drive cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; the rotation-accommodating part of the coupling comprising an elongated site in which the head is journalled for both rotation and axial displacement; whereby rotation of the cable drive rotates the head which turns against and is displaced along the elongated site.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
117 words
A combination for cutting arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a coupling comprising a stationary part non-rotatably connected to the distal end of the catheter tube, and a rotation-accommodating part; a concentric plaque-cutting head comprising a distally-directed plaque cutter; the distal end of the drive cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; the rotation-accommodating part of the coupling comprising an elongated site in which the head is journalled for both rotation and axial displacement; whereby rotation of the cable drive rotates the head which turns against and is displaced along the elongated site.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A combination according to claim 20 wherein the cutting head comprises a tip portion which vibrates to strike arterial plaque and another portion which distally cuts plaque from an atherome.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
98 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside diameter; a cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the cable comprising a distal end; a lumen-enlarging cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a distally-directed cutter comprising a cutting portion, the diametral size of at least some of the cutting portion being greater than the inside diameter of the catheter; the distal end of the cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; whereby rotation of the cable rotates the head.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
98 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside diameter; a cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the cable comprising a distal end; a lumen-enlarging cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a distally-directed cutter comprising a cutting portion, the diametral size of at least some of the cutting portion being greater than the inside diameter of the catheter; the distal end of the cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; whereby rotation of the cable rotates the head.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
103 words
A combination for treating arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive tube rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive tube comprising a distal end; a dual plaque-treating head comprising a dottering portion and a distally-directed cutting portion in tandem; the distal end of the drive tube being non-rotatably connected to the dottering portion; the distal end of the catheter tube being non-rotatably connected to the cutting portion; whereby rotation of the cable tube vibrates the dottering portion against plaque while the cutting portion turns and cuts distally as the catheter tube is turned.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
103 words
A combination for treating arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a drive tube rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive tube comprising a distal end; a dual plaque-treating head comprising a dottering portion and a distally-directed cutting portion in tandem; the distal end of the drive tube being non-rotatably connected to the dottering portion; the distal end of the catheter tube being non-rotatably connected to the cutting portion; whereby rotation of the cable tube vibrates the dottering portion against plaque while the cutting portion turns and cuts distally as the catheter tube is turned.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
A combination according to claim 22 wherein the cutting head comprises a forward concave surface.
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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 |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-06-30 | 2008-12-30 | 2009-07-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |