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Medical probe device
Assignee: Medtronic Vidamed Inc
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Filing: 1999-03-17
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Granted: 2001-03-27
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Expires: 2019-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A medical probe device of this invention comprising a catheter having a control end and a probe end. The probe end includes a stylet guide housing having at least one stylet port and stylet guide means for directing a flexible stylet outward through at least one stylet port and through intervening tissue to targeted tissues. A stylet is positioned in at least one of said stylet guide means, the stylet comprising a non-conductive sleeve having a RF electrode lumen and an optional a fluid supply lumen and a temperature sensor lumen therein. At least one portion of an opposed surface of the electrode lumen and the electrode can be spaced apart to define a liquid supply passageway for delivery of medicament liquid. The RF electrode enclosed within the non-conductive sleeve has a distal length optionally having at least one current focusing groove means thereon and a distal tip shaped to focus current crowding on its terminal end, whereby Rf current passing therefrom into surrounding tissue forms a lesion extending outward from the groove and tip. The focusing groove means can be a plurality of annular focusing grooves or a spiral focusing groove thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Stuart D. Edwards
- 👤 Hugh R. Sharkey
- 👤 Ingemar H. Lundquist
- 👤 Ronald G. Lax
- 👤 James Allen Baker, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:00
CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue at a treatment site beyond a wall defining a natural body cavity accessible from outside a body by a natural body opening comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the treatment site the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the body, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the natural body cavity so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the treatment site, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the wall and to extend into the tissue of the treatment site, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the treatment site and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the treatment site and means for supplying radio frequency energy to the stylet for delivery through the distal extremity of the stylet to cause the temperature of the tissue of the treatment site adjacent the distal extremity of the stylet to be raised so as to destroy cells in the tissue of the treatment site.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue at a treatment site beyond a wall defining a natural body cavity accessible from outside a body by a natural body opening comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the treatment site the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the body, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the natural body cavity so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the treatment site, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the wall and to extend into the tissue of the treatment site, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the treatment site and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the treatment site and means for supplying radio frequency energy to the stylet for delivery through the distal extremity of the stylet to cause the temperature of the tissue of the treatment site adjacent the distal extremity of the stylet to be raised so as to destroy cells in the tissue of the treatment site.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 wherein the stylet is a flexible radio frequency electrode with a tip and a layer of insulating material extending around at least a portion of the length of the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the layer of insulating material is movable relative to the radio frequency electrode, the handle means including means for causing relative movement between the layer of insulating material and the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the first lumen extends longitudinally through the layer of insulating material to an opening at the distal extremity of the stylet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the first lumen extends longitudinally through the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the second lumen extends longitudinally through the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 wherein the radio frequency electrode is a needle electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A medical probe device as in claim 2 together with temperature sensing means carried by the layer of insulating material for monitoring the temperature of the tissue of the treatment site.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 together with temperature sensing means carried by the stylet for monitoring the temperature of the tissue of the treatment site.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
A medical probe device as in claim 1 together with means carried by the distal extremity of the elongate probe member and in communication with the passageway for directing the stylet sidewise of the elongate probe member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
267 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the urethra, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the urethra so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the prostate and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the prostate and means for supplying radio frequency energy to the stylet for delivery through the distal extremity of the stylet to cause the temperature of the tissue of the prostate adjacent the distal extremity of the stylet to be raised so as to destroy cells in the tissue of the prostate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
267 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the urethra, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the urethra so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the prostate and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the prostate and means for supplying radio frequency energy to the stylet for delivery through the distal extremity of the stylet to cause the temperature of the tissue of the prostate adjacent the distal extremity of the stylet to be raised so as to destroy cells in the tissue of the prostate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medical probe device as in claim 11 wherein the stylet is a flexible radio frequency electrode with a tip and a layer of insulating material extending around at least a portion of the length of the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 wherein the layer of insulating material is movable relative to the radio frequency electrode, the handle means including means for causing relative movement between the layer of insulating material and the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 wherein the first lumen extends longitudinally through the layer of insulating material to an opening at the distal extremity of the stylet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 wherein the first lumen extends longitudinally through the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 wherein the second lumen extends longitudinally through the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 wherein the radio frequency electrode is a needle electrode.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medical probe device as in claim 12 together with temperature sensing means carried by the layer of insulating material for monitoring the temperature of the tissue of the prostate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A medical probe device as in claim 11 together with temperature sensing means carried by the stylet for monitoring the temperature of the tissue of the prostate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
A medical probe device as in claim 11 together with means carried by the distal extremity of the elongate probe member and in communication with the passageway for directing the stylet sidewise of the elongate probe member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
217 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the urethra, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the urethra so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the prostate and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the prostate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
217 words
A medical probe device for medical treatment of tissue of a prostate through a urethra defined by a urethral wall comprising an elongate probe member having proximal and distal extremities and a passageway extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, the elongate probe member having a length so that when the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member is outside the urethra, a stylet slidably mounted in the passageway of the elongate probe member and having proximal and distal extremities, handle means coupled to the proximal extremity of the elongate probe member for introducing the distal extremity of the elongate probe member into the urethra so that the distal extremity of the elongate probe member is in the vicinity of the prostate, the handle means including means for advancing the stylet from the passageway to cause the distal extremity of the stylet to penetrate the urethral wall and to extend into the tissue of the prostate, the stylet having a first lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for delivering a liquid into the tissue of the prostate and a second lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity for removing materials from the prostate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
58 words
A medical probe as in claim 21 together with means for supplying radio frequency energy to the stylet for delivery through the distal extremity of the stylet to cause the temperature of the tissue of the prostate adjacent the distal extremity of the stylet to be raised so as to destroy cells in the tissue of the prostate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
A medical probe device as in claim 22 wherein the stylet is a flexible radio frequency electrode with a tip and a layer of insulating material extending around at least a portion of the length of the radio frequency electrode.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medical probe device as in claim 23 wherein the radio frequency electrode is a needle electrode.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
A medical probe device as in claim 21 together with temperature sensing means carried by the stylet for monitoring the temperature of the tissue of the prostate.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2008-03-26 | 2008-09-25 | 2009-03-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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