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Delivery catheter for occlusive implants
Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-10-14
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Granted: 2000-06-13
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Expires: 2017-10-14
Abstract
Abstract This is a catheter device for delivering vaso-occlusive materials or devices to a desired site with the body. The catheter is a single lumen valved balloon catheter that enhances the accurate placement of the vaso-occlusive material or device. The balloon may be positioned such that it blocks the opening to a vascular malformation such as an aneurysm. In one embodiment, the balloon is automatically inflated as the vaso-occlusive material or device engages a constrictive feature near the distal end as the device is discharged. The catheter device may also have a lengthened distal section that may be placed within the malformation or aneurysm to improving the filling capability of the device. The catheter device may be constructed to have a number of advantageous radioopaque markers to aid in accurately discharging the vaso-occlusive material or device.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc-Alan Levine
- 👤 Michael P. Wallace
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 13:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12113; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12136; A61B17/1214; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00557; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M2025/0079; A61M25/10; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M2025/1063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A catheter assembly for delivering a vaso-occlusive member comprising; a catheter having an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends, said inner lumen having an inner diameter, an inflatable balloon disposed adjacent the distal end and in fluid communication with said inner lumen, and a tip section extending from said balloon to said distal end having an inside diameter; and said vaso-occlusive member positionable within said lumen and axially slidable therein, said member having an outside diameter sized to engage said inside diameter such that said lumen is at least partially blocked, causing fluid supplied through said lumen to be forced into and inflate said balloon, said vaso-occlusive member being detachable and deliverable through said catheter distal end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A catheter assembly for delivering a vaso-occlusive member comprising; a catheter having an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends, said inner lumen having an inner diameter, an inflatable balloon disposed adjacent the distal end and in fluid communication with said inner lumen, and a tip section extending from said balloon to said distal end having an inside diameter; and said vaso-occlusive member positionable within said lumen and axially slidable therein, said member having an outside diameter sized to engage said inside diameter such that said lumen is at least partially blocked, causing fluid supplied through said lumen to be forced into and inflate said balloon, said vaso-occlusive member being detachable and deliverable through said catheter distal end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said tip section is shapeable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said tip section further comprises a plurality of spaced radioopaque markers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The catheter device of claim 3 further comprising a proximal marker for each of said spaced markers, each of said proximal markers spaced from said spaced marker by a distance substantially equal to the length of said vaso-occlusive member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The catheter device of claim 4 further comprising a pusher wire having a distal end proximal to said vaso-occlusive member, said pusher being axially slidable within said lumen and having a radioopaque marker at a distance from said distal end of said pusher wire substantially equal to said length of said vaso-occlusive member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said tip section has a length greater than 1.0 centimeter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said inside diameter is less than or equal to said outside diameter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catheter device of claim 7 wherein said tip section is flexible.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The catheter device of claim 8 wherein said inside diameter is about 0.001 to about 0.003 inches less that said outside diameter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein at least at least a portion of said tip section has an inside diameter less than said outer diameter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The catheter device of claim 1 further comprising an annular band positioned around the exterior of said tip section, said annular band creating an area of decreased diameter relative the area of the tip section adjacent said annular band.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catheter device of claim 11 wherein said annular band is radioopaque.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A catheter for delivering a vaso-occlusive member, comprising: an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends, said inner lumen adapted to slidably receive a vaso-occlusive coil; a plurality of marker pairs, each of said pairs comprising a distal marker incrementally spaced from said distal end and a proximal marker, said distal and said proximal markers of each of said pairs being separated by a fixed distance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
67 words
A catheter for delivering a vaso-occlusive member, comprising: an inner lumen extending between proximal and distal ends, said inner lumen adapted to slidably receive a vaso-occlusive coil; a plurality of marker pairs, each of said pairs comprising a distal marker incrementally spaced from said distal end and a proximal marker, said distal and said proximal markers of each of said pairs being separated by a fixed distance.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catheter of claim 13, wherein said fixed distance is substantially equal to the length of said coil.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The catheter of claim 13 additionally comprising an inflatable balloon in fluid communication with said lumen, said balloon being between at least one of said distal and said proximal markers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The catheter of claim 13 wherein the incremental spacing is from about 2.0 mm to about 10.0 mm.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of treating a vascular malformity using a vaso-occlusive member comprising the steps of: accessing a malformity within the body using a catheter having an inner lumen extending between a proximal and a distal end, an inflatable balloon in fluid communication with said lumen, and a distal tip section having an inside diameter, said distal tip section having a plurality of markers associated therewith; positioning the catheter such that at least a portion of said distal tip section is within the malformity and positioning said balloon such that it will substantially occlude the opening to said malformity when it is inflated; introducing a vaso-occlusive member into said lumen; and substantially simultaneously discharging said vaso-occlusive member from said lumen and into said malformity and occluding said lumen with said vaso-occlusive member such that the balloon is inflated.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of treating a vascular malformity using a vaso-occlusive member comprising the steps of: accessing a malformity within the body using a catheter having an inner lumen extending between a proximal and a distal end, an inflatable balloon in fluid communication with said lumen, and a distal tip section having an inside diameter, said distal tip section having a plurality of markers associated therewith; positioning the catheter such that at least a portion of said distal tip section is within the malformity and positioning said balloon such that it will substantially occlude the opening to said malformity when it is inflated; introducing a vaso-occlusive member into said lumen; and substantially simultaneously discharging said vaso-occlusive member from said lumen and into said malformity and occluding said lumen with said vaso-occlusive member such that the balloon is inflated.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said malformity is a terminal aneurysm and said aneurysm is accessed through a terminal lumen.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said malformity is a berry aneurysm.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 17 additionally comprising the initial step of cutting the length of said distal tip section according to the size of the vasculature to be accessed or the size of the malformity to be treated.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the distal tip section is constructed with a plurality of spaced radioopaque markers and the step of cutting the length further comprises cutting to the marker closest to the desired length.
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