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US5921971A
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Single operator exchange biliary catheter
Assignee: Boston Scientific Corp
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Filing: 1997-09-09
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Granted: 1999-07-13
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Expires: 2017-09-09
Abstract
Abstract Catheter for use in biliary procedures, including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A guidewire lumen is carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft. An opening is included for accessing the guidewire lumen from a location exterior the catheter shaft located distal the proximal end of the shaft. The guidewire lumen may be formed integral the catheter shaft. The catheter may be used in rapid exchange catheter procedures. The catheter may further include a port and channel design including a first opening into the guidewire lumen located proximal the distal end of the shaft, a second opening located proximal the first opening, and a channel extending longitudinally between the first opening and the second opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Agro
- 👤 Joseph Levendusky
- 👤 Charles Warich
- 👤 Ronald Paille
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0169; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M25/0028; A61M25/0029; A61M25/003; A61M2025/0008; A61M2025/004; A61M2025/0183; A61M2025/0188; A61M25/09; A61M2025/09125; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/10; A61M2210/1042; A61M2210/1075; A61M25/09041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
In a catheter for use in biliary procedures including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement comprising: a guidewire lumen carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft; and means for accessing the guidewire lumen from a location exterior to the catheter shaft, located distal the proximal end of the shaft said means including a first opening through the wall of the catheter shaft into the guidewire lumen located proximal the distal end of the shaft, a second opening through the wall of the shaft located proximal the first opening and a channel which gives access to the guide wire lumen extending longitudinally between the first opening and the second opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
In a catheter for use in biliary procedures including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement comprising: a guidewire lumen carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft; and means for accessing the guidewire lumen from a location exterior to the catheter shaft, located distal the proximal end of the shaft said means including a first opening through the wall of the catheter shaft into the guidewire lumen located proximal the distal end of the shaft, a second opening through the wall of the shaft located proximal the first opening and a channel which gives access to the guide wire lumen extending longitudinally between the first opening and the second opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The catheter of claim 1 wherein the guidewire lumen is formed integral the shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catheter of claim 1, further comprising a tool for guiding a guidewire into the opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The catheter of claim 1, wherein the channel includes an opening extending longitudinally between the first opening and the second opening in communication with the guidewire lumen.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of positioning a biliary catheter including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, within a patient's alimentary canal comprising the steps of: providing a guidewire lumen within the catheter, extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft; providing a port through a sidewall of the shaft into the guidewire lumen, the port located distal of the proximal end of the shaft; and moving a guidewire through the port, relative to the shaft.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of positioning a biliary catheter including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, within a patient's alimentary canal comprising the steps of: providing a guidewire lumen within the catheter, extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft; providing a port through a sidewall of the shaft into the guidewire lumen, the port located distal of the proximal end of the shaft; and moving a guidewire through the port, relative to the shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of advancing the catheter over the guidewire.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of exchanging a catheter during a biliary endoscopic procedure comprising the steps of: passing an endoscope having a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, through a patient's mouth into the alimentary canal; positioning a distal end of the endoscope proximate the opening into the biliary tree; passing a guidewire through the lumen of the endoscope; providing a catheter having a guidewire lumen carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal a distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft, including a first opening into the guidewire lumen located distal the proximal end of the shaft; and advancing the catheter over the guidewire, wherein a proximal end of the guidewire exits the first opening.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of exchanging a catheter during a biliary endoscopic procedure comprising the steps of: passing an endoscope having a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, through a patient's mouth into the alimentary canal; positioning a distal end of the endoscope proximate the opening into the biliary tree; passing a guidewire through the lumen of the endoscope; providing a catheter having a guidewire lumen carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal a distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft, including a first opening into the guidewire lumen located distal the proximal end of the shaft; and advancing the catheter over the guidewire, wherein a proximal end of the guidewire exits the first opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 7, further including the step of retracting the catheter over the guidewire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the catheter is retracted over the guidewire until the opening is outside of the proximal end of the endoscope, wherein the catheter has a weakened area extending longitudinally between the opening and the distal end of the catheter, further comprising the step of peeling the catheter away from the guidewire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the catheter further includes a second opening into the guidewire lumen, with a channel extending longitudinally between the first opening and the second opening, further comprising the step of passing the guidewire through the channel until the guidewire exits the second opening.
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