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Apparatus and methods for capturing particulate material within blood vessels
Assignee: Covidien LP
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Filing: 2001-05-21
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Granted: 2003-10-21
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Expires: 2021-05-21
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus includes a jet housing including an inlet and an outlet, and a nozzle within the jet housing for injecting fluid towards the outlet. A filter element is disposed on the inlet, the filter element including openings for preventing particulate larger than a predetermined size from entering the inlet. The jet housing is positioned within a blood vessel, and fluid is injected from the nozzle towards the outlet to create a vacuum at the inlet, thereby causing fluid downstream of the outlet to flow retrograde through the vessel around the jet housing into the inlet. The filter element prevents particulate from entering the inlet, thereby effectively capturing the particulate, which may be aspirated. Alternatively, a filter element is used to filter particulate during a procedure. The filter element everts from a tubular to an everted configuration for capturing particulate.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen Leeflang
- 👤 Denise Demarais
- 👤 Michael Evans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/01; A61F2/013; A61F2/014; A61B17/32; A61B17/3203; A61B17/32037; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61B2217/00; A61B2217/002; A61B2217/005; A61B2217/007; A61F2002/018; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2230/0069; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0076; A61F2230/008; A61F2230/0093; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus for capturing particulate within a body lumen of a patient, comprising: a first elongate member comprising a distal portion having a size for introduction into a body lumen and defining a longitudinal axis; and a tubular filter element having first and second ends adjacent first and second respective portions of the filter element, the first end being substantially fixed to the distal portion of the first elongate member, the second end being movable axially with respect to the distal portion of the first elongate member towards the first end to evert the filter element, wherein the filter element is biased to assume a predetermined open configuration when the second portion of the filter element is everted substantially within the first portion of the filter element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus for capturing particulate within a body lumen of a patient, comprising: a first elongate member comprising a distal portion having a size for introduction into a body lumen and defining a longitudinal axis; and a tubular filter element having first and second ends adjacent first and second respective portions of the filter element, the first end being substantially fixed to the distal portion of the first elongate member, the second end being movable axially with respect to the distal portion of the first elongate member towards the first end to evert the filter element, wherein the filter element is biased to assume a predetermined open configuration when the second portion of the filter element is everted substantially within the first portion of the filter element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the filter element comprises an intermediate annular portion between the first and second portions, the intermediate annular portion being biased to expand when the filter element assumes the everted configuration, the intermediate annular portion thereby defining an outer-most edge of the filter element adapted to engage the wall of a blood vessel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second elongate member comprising a distal portion to which the second end of the filter element is fixed, the second elongate member being slidable along the first elongate member for moving the first and second ends of the filter element towards one another to cause the filter element to evert.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second elongate member comprises a lumen through which the first elongate member is slidably received.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an aspirating element having an inlet that may be disposed within an interior of the filter element in the everted configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the aspirating element comprises a catheter for removing particulate captured by the filter element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 6 , where in the catheter comprises a thrombectomy catheter including a mechanically aspirating pump for removing particulate captured by the filter element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the filter element defines a space between the first and second portions in the predetermined configuration, and wherein the first portion includes pores therein that are substantially smaller than pores in the second portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the filter element further comprises one or more struts extending from the second portion of the filter element to a distal end of a second elongate member slidably disposed on the first elongate member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the filter element is biased to assume an expanded tubular configuration when the second portion of the filter element is removed from within the first portion.
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