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Guidewire apparatus for temporary distal embolic protection
Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Inc
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Filing: 2003-01-24
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Granted: 2004-03-16
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Expires: 2023-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A guidewire apparatus for use during percutaneous catheter interventions such as angioplasty or stent deployment. A protection element comprising a filter or an occluder is mounted near the distal end of a steerable guidewire, which guides a therapeutic catheter. The guidewire apparatus comprises a hollow shaft movably disposed about a core wire. The shaft and core wire control relative displacement of the ends of the protection element, causing transformation of the protection element between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. The protection element is freely rotatable about the guidewire apparatus. A tracking member disposed adjacent the distal end of the guidewire apparatus can be used to guide the device along another guidewire. Thrust bearings may be employed to facilitate unlimited rotation of the steerable guidewire within the protection element, especially while the protection element is retained in the collapsed configuration.
Inventors
- 👤 Nareak Douk
- 👤 Nasser Rafiee
- 👤 David J. Sauvageau
- 👤 Steve Dapolito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12027; A61B17/1204; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/0905; A61B17/12036; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12168; A61B17/12172; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/01; A61F2/013; A61M25/09016; A61M25/09025; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; A61B2017/1205; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22045; A61F2/011; A61F2002/018; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2230/0071; A61M2025/09008; A61M2025/09175; A61M2025/09183; A61M2025/1015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A guidewire apparatus comprising: an elongate hollow shaft; a core wire movably disposed within the hollow shaft and having a distal end extending there from; a transition sleeve slidably disposed about a distal portion of the hollow shaft and the core wire distal end; and a tubular protection element having a distal end fixed about the transition sleeve and a proximal end rotatably coupled about the hollow shaft at a location proximal to the distal portion of the hollow shaft, the protection element having a collapsed configuration with a first length and an expanded configuration with a second length shorter than the first length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A guidewire apparatus comprising: an elongate hollow shaft; a core wire movably disposed within the hollow shaft and having a distal end extending there from; a transition sleeve slidably disposed about a distal portion of the hollow shaft and the core wire distal end; and a tubular protection element having a distal end fixed about the transition sleeve and a proximal end rotatably coupled about the hollow shaft at a location proximal to the distal portion of the hollow shaft, the protection element having a collapsed configuration with a first length and an expanded configuration with a second length shorter than the first length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a liner interfitted between the core wire and the hollow shaft, the liner having inner and outer surfaces, wherein at least one of the surfaces has a low coefficient of friction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a tracking member being adapted to slide over another guidewire and being fixed alongside a distal end of the guidewire apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the tracking member is fixed alongside the core wire distal end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 3 , further having a flexible tip member fixed about the core wire distal end, wherein the tracking member is fixed alongside a distal end of the transition sleeve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a distal stop element fixed within a distal end of the transition sleeve; and a proximal stop element fixed about the core wire distal end at a location proximal to the distal stop element; wherein the proximal stop element has a maximum transverse dimension greater than a transverse inner dimension of the distal stop element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a distal thrust bearing fitted about the core wire distal end and disposed longitudinally between the distal stop element and the proximal stop element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a flexible tip member fixed about the core wire distal end and being disposed radially between the core wire distal end and the proximal stop element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the proximal and distal stop elements cooperate to limit sliding of the transition sleeve in a proximal direction along the core wire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a distal check element fixed about the hollow shaft at a location distal to the protection element proximal end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a proximal thrust bearing fitted about the hollow shaft and disposed longitudinally between the distal check element and the protection element proximal end.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the distal check element limits sliding of the protection element proximal end in a distal direction along the hollow shaft.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a proximal check element fixed about the hollow shaft at a location proximal to the protection element proximal end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the proximal check element limits sliding of the protection element proximal end in a proximal direction along the hollow shaft.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the protection element is a filter.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the protection element is an occluder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The guidewire apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the protection element is self-transformable between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration.
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