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Methods for loading coaxial catheters
Assignee: LocalMed Inc
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Filing: 1996-11-18
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2016-11-18
Abstract
Abstract The catheter system comprises a balloon catheter having a removable hub. The hub is removed to permit loading of a sleeve catheter over the proximal end of the balloon catheter. The removable hub includes both a circumferential seal for preventing leakage of inflation medium from the hub and a mechanical interlock for axially securing the hub to the balloon catheter.
Inventors
- 👤 Aaron V. Kaplan
- 👤 Enrique J. Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0097; A61M25/0009; A61M25/0014; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M25/0075; A61M2025/0076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
324 words
A method for introducing a sleeve catheter over a balloon catheter in a patient, said method comprising: providing a balloon catheter having a distal end, a balloon near the distal end, a proximal end, an inflation lumen extending from the proximal end to the balloon, a guide wire lumen having a distal port and a proximal port, and a hub; providing a sleeve catheter having a distal end, an interactive device which interacts with the balloon disposed near the distal end of the sleeve catheter, a proximal end, and a central lumen extending from a distal balloon catheter port disposed distally of the interactive device to a proximal balloon catheter port disposed proximally of the interactive device; wherein the balloon catheter providing step comprises selecting the balloon catheter to have L BC , wherein: L.sub.BC ≧L.sub.V +L.sub.SC +5 cm, wherein: L V =maximum expected length of the balloon catheter in vasculature; L SC =length of the sleeve portion of the sleeve catheter; percutaneously introducing a guide wire to a target site in a patient's vasculature; percutaneously advancing the balloon catheter over the guide wire to the target site, wherein the hub is attached to the proximal end of the balloon catheter and wherein the guide wire passes through the guide wire lumen; inflating the balloon on the balloon catheter at the target site to perform balloon angioplasty; deflating the balloon; disengaging and removing the hub while maintaining the guide wire and balloon catheter at the target site in the patient's vasculature; advancing the distal balloon catheter port of the sleeve catheter over the proximal end of the balloon catheter while the guide wire and balloon catheter remain in place at the target site so that the proximal end of the balloon catheter emerges from the proximal balloon catheter port prior to the distal end of the sleeve catheter entering the guide catheter; and remounting the hub over the proximal end of the balloon catheter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
324 words
A method for introducing a sleeve catheter over a balloon catheter in a patient, said method comprising: providing a balloon catheter having a distal end, a balloon near the distal end, a proximal end, an inflation lumen extending from the proximal end to the balloon, a guide wire lumen having a distal port and a proximal port, and a hub; providing a sleeve catheter having a distal end, an interactive device which interacts with the balloon disposed near the distal end of the sleeve catheter, a proximal end, and a central lumen extending from a distal balloon catheter port disposed distally of the interactive device to a proximal balloon catheter port disposed proximally of the interactive device; wherein the balloon catheter providing step comprises selecting the balloon catheter to have L BC , wherein: L.sub.BC ≧L.sub.V +L.sub.SC +5 cm, wherein: L V =maximum expected length of the balloon catheter in vasculature; L SC =length of the sleeve portion of the sleeve catheter; percutaneously introducing a guide wire to a target site in a patient's vasculature; percutaneously advancing the balloon catheter over the guide wire to the target site, wherein the hub is attached to the proximal end of the balloon catheter and wherein the guide wire passes through the guide wire lumen; inflating the balloon on the balloon catheter at the target site to perform balloon angioplasty; deflating the balloon; disengaging and removing the hub while maintaining the guide wire and balloon catheter at the target site in the patient's vasculature; advancing the distal balloon catheter port of the sleeve catheter over the proximal end of the balloon catheter while the guide wire and balloon catheter remain in place at the target site so that the proximal end of the balloon catheter emerges from the proximal balloon catheter port prior to the distal end of the sleeve catheter entering the guide catheter; and remounting the hub over the proximal end of the balloon catheter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the length of the balloon catheter L BC is in the range from 120 cm to 200 cm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as in claim 2, further comprising providing a guide wire, wherein the guide wire is selected to have a length L GW , wherein: L.sub.GW ≧L.sub.BC +10 cm. 4.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the hub mounting step comprises passing the catheter through a circumferential seal in the hub into an inflation chamber in the hub until the catheter reaches a stop in the chamber; and engaging a locking element on the hub against the catheter body to axially lock the hub relative to the balloon catheter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the locking element engaging step comprises constricting a portion of the hub circumferentially about the catheter body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 5, wherein the constricted portion of the hub comprises a surface feature which grips the surface of the catheter body when constricted thereabout.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 6, wherein the catheter body comprises an anchor feature which mates with the surface feature when constricted thereabout.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 7, wherein both the surface feature and the anchor feature comprise annular surface serrations which mate when the extension is constricted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising prior to advancing the distal balloon catheter port of the sleeve catheter over the proximal end of the balloon catheter, selecting a sleeve catheter having an interactive element selected from the group consisting of drug infusion lumens, a stent, perfusion lumens, imaging elements, and a balloon enlargement membrane.
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