US5746758A
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Intra-artery obstruction clearing apparatus and methods
Assignee: SYNECTIC VENTURES I LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-21
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Granted: 1998-05-05
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Expires: 2016-10-21
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 01:26
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: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A combination for concentric arterial plaque removal comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside diameter; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a rotatable cutting head of fixed dimensions for plaque removal as the head is distally advanced to increase blood flow; the cutting head comprising a maximum diametral size greater than the inside diameter of the catheter tube a distal portion comprising a rounded leading end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A combination for concentric arterial plaque removal comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside diameter; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a rotatable cutting head of fixed dimensions for plaque removal as the head is distally advanced to increase blood flow; the cutting head comprising a maximum diametral size greater than the inside diameter of the catheter tube a distal portion comprising a rounded leading end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A combination according to claim 1 wherein the cutting head comprises a plaque-cutting edge having a fixed cutting diameter substantially greater than the diameter of all other transverse dimension of the cutting head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A combination for cutting arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside radius; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a plaque-cutting head comprising a dimensionally fixed plaque cutter comprising at least one cutting edge which comprises a radial dimension greater than the inside radius of the catheter tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A combination for cutting arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end and an inside radius; a drive cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the drive cable comprising a distal end; a plaque-cutting head comprising a dimensionally fixed plaque cutter comprising at least one cutting edge which comprises a radial dimension greater than the inside radius of the catheter tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combination according to claim 3 wherein the cutting head further comprises a portion which vibrates to strike arterial plaque which is spaced from the plaque cutter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 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 dimensionally invariable cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a distally-directed cutter comprising a concave distal end; the distal end of the cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; whereby rotation of the cable rotates the head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 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 dimensionally invariable cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a distally-directed cutter comprising a concave distal end; the distal end of the cable being non-rotatably connected to the head; whereby rotation of the cable rotates the head.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; 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 distal bulbous-shaped cutter comprising a concave leading portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; 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 distal bulbous-shaped cutter comprising a concave leading portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the cutting head comprises at least one plaque-severing blade, a plaque fragment deflector adjacent to the cutting blade, an ingress opening for plaque fragments juxtaposed the deflector and a hollow interior chamber for receiving the plaque fragments which pass through the opening.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the cutting head comprises a cutting edge, a debris deflector, an ingress opening for debris passage into the interior of the cutting head, the edge, deflector and opening being disposed at a common site at or near the bulbous leading portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the bulbous leading portion comprises an array of apertured cutting sites for excising plaque from an occluded or substantially occluded artery and displacing excised plaque through the apertures at the cutting sites.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein plaque debris is gathered through an opening in the bulbous-shaped cutter to a hollow interior of the cutting head and further comprising at least one fluid-communicating pathway is interposed between the hollow interior of the cutting head and hollow of the catheter tube adjacent the drive cable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the bulbous shaped cutter comprises a deflector for directing plaque debris.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination according to claim 11 wherein the deflector comprises a hood adjacent both a cutting edge and an ingress port to a debris collector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the cutting head comprises a threaded region by which the cutting head connected for rotation to the cable.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the bulbous leading portion comprises at least one cutting site the diametral size of which is greater than the inside diameter of the catheter tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combination according to claim 6 wherein the cutting head is removable and replaceable.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combination according to claim 6 further comprising a centrally disposed aperture in the concave leading portion in open communication with a hollow interior of the cable.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
76 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the cable comprising a distal end; a lumen-enlarging hollow cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a bulbous shape; at least one apertured cutting site at bulbous cutting head at which plaque is both cut and displaced into the hollow of the cutting head.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
A combination for displacing arterial plaque comprising: a hollow catheter tube comprising a distal end; a cable rotatably passing through the hollow of the catheter tube, the cable comprising a distal end; a lumen-enlarging hollow cutting head carried beyond the distal end of the catheter tube and comprising a bulbous shape; at least one apertured cutting site at bulbous cutting head at which plaque is both cut and displaced into the hollow of the cutting head.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
73 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 obstructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said dottering tip comprising: a connector for connecting the tip to the drive cable; a lobe-shaped 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 24
Dependent Claim
73 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 obstructed artery initially impassable by other atherectomy devices, said dottering tip comprising: a connector for connecting the tip to the drive cable; a lobe-shaped distal end comprising an asymmetric distribution of weight about the longitudinal axis of the tip to enhance oscillation of the tip without electrosurgical phenomenon.
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