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Sonic burr
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 2001-09-28
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Granted: 2003-04-29
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Expires: 2021-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An ablative burr ( 100 ) that may be used for a medical procedure, such as an atherectomy, that does not require the user of an elongate flexible drive shaft. The burr comprises a main body ( 110 ) that is elastically connected to an abrasive shell member ( 130 ). One or more oscillatory driver(s) ( 150 ), such as a piezoelectric transducer, is disposed between the shell member and the main body to oscillate the shell with respect to the main body. Elastically compressible members ( 140, 142 ) are provided between the shell member and the main body member. The oscillatory drivers are preferably set or tuned to operate at a resonant frequency of the shell member whereby shell member amplitudes larger than the oscillatory driver amplitudes may be induced. Embodiments of longitudinally oscillatory burrs ( 100, 200 ) and rotationally oscillatory burrs ( 300, 400 ) are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric B. Hamilton
- 👤 Tim Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B17/22012; A61B17/320758; A61B2017/320004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An ablative burr attachable to a flexible catheter and insertable over a guide wire through a portion of a patient's vasculature, the burr comprising: a main body having a proximal portion adapted to be attached to the flexible catheter and a distal portion extending forwardly from the proximal portion; a shell member having a rearward portion that extends coaxially around the distal portion of the main body and a tapering forward portion having an abrasive outer surface; wherein the longitudinal position of the shell member with respect to the main body is elastically constrained; and an oscillatory driver disposed between the main body and the shell member adapted to vibrate the shell member with respect to the main body at a predetermined frequency.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ablative burr attachable to a flexible catheter and insertable over a guide wire through a portion of a patient's vasculature, the burr comprising: a main body having a proximal portion adapted to be attached to the flexible catheter and a distal portion extending forwardly from the proximal portion; a shell member having a rearward portion that extends coaxially around the distal portion of the main body and a tapering forward portion having an abrasive outer surface; wherein the longitudinal position of the shell member with respect to the main body is elastically constrained; and an oscillatory driver disposed between the main body and the shell member adapted to vibrate the shell member with respect to the main body at a predetermined frequency.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ablative burr of claim 1 , wherein the oscillatory driver comprises at least one annular piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ablative burr of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined frequency of the oscillatory driver is selected to be approximately equal to a resonant frequency of the shell member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ablative burr of claim 3 , wherein the abrasive outer surface of the tubular head comprises a plurality of abrasive particles affixed to the tubular head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The ablative burr of claim 4 , wherein the abrasive particles comprise diamond.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ablative burr of claim 3 , wherein a plurality of annular elastic washers are disposed between the main body and the shell member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The ablative burr of claim 3 , wherein the at least one annular piezoelectric transducer comprises a plurality of stacked annular piezoelectric transducers, and further comprising a plurality of annular electrode plates, each electrode plate being disposed between adjacent piezoelectric transducers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ablative burr of claim 3 , wherein the shell member oscillates longitudinally with respect to the main body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ablative burr of claim 1 , wherein the oscillatory driver comprises at least one elongate piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ablative burr of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of elongate elastic members disposed between the shell member and the main body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ablative burr of claim 10 , wherein the shell member oscillates rotationally with respect to the main body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
112 words
An ablative atherectomy burr comprising: a rearward main body member adapted to be attached to a catheter, the main body member having a longitudinal channel therethrough, the main body member including a forwardly extending axial attachment post; a coaxial shell member having a proximal portion engaging the attachment post and extending forwardly from the body member, the shell member having a tapering abrasive outer surface; at least one elastically compressible member disposed between the main body member and the shell member such that the shell member can be elastically oscillated with respect to the main body member; and a means for oscillating the shell member with respect to the main body member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
112 words
An ablative atherectomy burr comprising: a rearward main body member adapted to be attached to a catheter, the main body member having a longitudinal channel therethrough, the main body member including a forwardly extending axial attachment post; a coaxial shell member having a proximal portion engaging the attachment post and extending forwardly from the body member, the shell member having a tapering abrasive outer surface; at least one elastically compressible member disposed between the main body member and the shell member such that the shell member can be elastically oscillated with respect to the main body member; and a means for oscillating the shell member with respect to the main body member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ablative atherectomy burr of claim 12 , wherein the means for oscillating the shell member comprises at least one first piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The ablative atherectomy burr of claim 13 , wherein the first piezoelectric transducer is annular and disposed between the main body member and the shell member such that the shell member is displaced longitudinally when a current is applied to the piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The ablative atherectomy burr of claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of annular piezoelectric transducers stacked in axial alignment with the first piezoelectric transducer and a plurality of electrode plates, each electrode plate being disposed between adjacent transducers, wherein the plurality of transducers are energized simultaneously to produce a cumulative displacement.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ablative atherectomy burr of claim 13 , wherein the first piezoelectric transducer is an elongate transducer that expands laterally when a current is applied.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The ablative atherectomy burr of claim 16 , wherein the first piezoelectric transducer is disposed between the main body member and the shell member such that the shell member is displaced about its axis when a current is applied to the piezoelectric transducer.
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