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Variable stiffness multi-lumen catheter
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1996-08-05
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Granted: 1997-07-22
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Expires: 2016-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A dilation catheter having a shaft divided into a proximal portion and a distal portion. A dilation balloon is attached to the distal portion of the shaft. The proximal portion of the catheter may have a coating or a sleeve applied thereto to stiffen the proximal portion of the shaft. Alternatively, a dual lumen tube forms the proximal portion of the shaft while two separate tubes form the distal portion of the shaft thus making the distal portion more flexible then the proximal portion of the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard George Cornelius
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0045; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M2025/0034; A61M2025/0063; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1061; A61M25/0032; A61M25/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An apparatus comprising: a. a dilatation catheter shaft including a first tubular member having a longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end adapted to receive a removable guide wire and including a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said second tubular member extends adjacent and exterior to said first tubular member over a portion of the length thereof, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member; and b. a dilatation balloon in fluid communication with said distal end of said second tubular member wherein said dilatation catheter shaft is relatively more flexible at said distal end than said proximal end.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
An apparatus comprising: a. a dilatation catheter shaft including a first tubular member having a longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end adapted to receive a removable guide wire and including a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said second tubular member extends adjacent and exterior to said first tubular member over a portion of the length thereof, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member; and b. a dilatation balloon in fluid communication with said distal end of said second tubular member wherein said dilatation catheter shaft is relatively more flexible at said distal end than said proximal end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
161 words
An over-the-wire dilatation catheter comprising: a shaft including a length of a single tubular member formed by a single extrusion, the shaft having a distal portion and a proximal portion and having an inflation lumen and a guide wire lumen, said inflation lumen and said guide wire lumen separated by a common wall; a dilatation balloon connected to the distal portion of said shaft wherein said guide wire lumen extends through the dilatation balloon and said inflation lumen communicates with the interior of the dilatation balloon; and the shaft having varying flexibility along at least a portion of its length proximal of the balloon wherein the varying flexibility is provided by a coating applied to the proximal portion of the tubular member and wherein the thickness of said coating decreases gradually from the proximal end to the distal end of the coating segment of the tubular member so as to create a gradual transition in the flexibility of the tubular member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
An over-the-wire dilatation catheter comprising: a shaft including a length of a single tubular member formed by a single extrusion, the shaft having a distal portion and a proximal portion and having an inflation lumen and a guide wire lumen, said inflation lumen and said guide wire lumen separated by a common wall; a dilatation balloon connected to the distal portion of said shaft wherein said guide wire lumen extends through the dilatation balloon and said inflation lumen communicates with the interior of the dilatation balloon; and the shaft having varying flexibility along at least a portion of its length proximal of the balloon wherein the varying flexibility is provided by a coating applied to the proximal portion of the tubular member and wherein the thickness of said coating decreases gradually from the proximal end to the distal end of the coating segment of the tubular member so as to create a gradual transition in the flexibility of the tubular member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
152 words
An over-the-wire dilatation catheter comprising: a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said proximal portion having a first and a second lumen, said first and second lumens separated by a common wall, said distal portion having a third and a fourth lumen, said third and fourth lumens defined by a first tubular member, having a longitudinal axis, and a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis, respectively; said first tubular member being separate from said second tubular member and co-extending exterior of said second tubular member, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member; and a dilatation balloon connected to the distal portion of the shaft wherein the third lumen continues the first lumen through the interior of the dilatation balloon and the fourth lumen connects the interior of the dilatation balloon with the second lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
152 words
An over-the-wire dilatation catheter comprising: a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said proximal portion having a first and a second lumen, said first and second lumens separated by a common wall, said distal portion having a third and a fourth lumen, said third and fourth lumens defined by a first tubular member, having a longitudinal axis, and a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis, respectively; said first tubular member being separate from said second tubular member and co-extending exterior of said second tubular member, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member; and a dilatation balloon connected to the distal portion of the shaft wherein the third lumen continues the first lumen through the interior of the dilatation balloon and the fourth lumen connects the interior of the dilatation balloon with the second lumen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A catheter according to claim 3 wherein said first tubular member and said second tubular member are joined together at various points along the distal portion of the catheter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A catheter according to claim 3 wherein said proximal portion of said shaft is constructed from a different material than either of said first and second tubular members in said distal portion of said shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The over-the-wire dilatation catheter of claim 3, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member is laterally displaced from said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
155 words
An over-the-wire catheter comprising: a shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an inflation lumen and a guide wire lumen, said inflation lumen and said guide wire lumen separated by a common wall in at least the proximal portion of the shaft; said distal portion of the shaft being formed by a first tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a first lumen therethrough and a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a second lumen therethrough, said first tubular member extending coextensively along the exterior of said second tubular member, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member, said first lumen continuing said guide wire lumen through said balloon and said second lumen continuing said inflation lumen; and a balloon connected to the distal portion of said shaft wherein said second lumen communicates with the interior of the balloon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
155 words
An over-the-wire catheter comprising: a shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an inflation lumen and a guide wire lumen, said inflation lumen and said guide wire lumen separated by a common wall in at least the proximal portion of the shaft; said distal portion of the shaft being formed by a first tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a first lumen therethrough and a second tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a second lumen therethrough, said first tubular member extending coextensively along the exterior of said second tubular member, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member extends generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member, said first lumen continuing said guide wire lumen through said balloon and said second lumen continuing said inflation lumen; and a balloon connected to the distal portion of said shaft wherein said second lumen communicates with the interior of the balloon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 7 wherein said first tubular member is formed of a different material than said second tubular member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A catheter according to claim 7 wherein said first and second tubular members are joined together at various points along the distal portion of the catheter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The over-the-wire dilatation catheter of claim 7, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first tubular member is laterally displaced from said longitudinal axis of said second tubular member.
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