US6879854B2
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Guide wire insertion and re-insertion tools and methods of use
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 2003-05-28
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Granted: 2005-04-12
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Expires: 2023-05-28
Abstract
Abstract An insertion tool and method for easily inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter, particularly a rapid exchange catheter, for use in an endoscope. The insertion tool includes a main body having a main lumen and a funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen that merges with the main lumen. The funnel lumen has a first large opening and a second smaller opening aligned with the guide wire lumen of the catheter such that, when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen, the guide wire may be easily inserted into the large opening of the funnel-shaped extension and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. Also, a re-insertion tool and method for re-inserting a guide wire into a channel of a catheter. The re-insertion tool is particularly useful in combination with an endoscope and an SOE catheter disposed therein.
Inventors
- 👤 James E. Windheuser
- 👤 James Yearick
- 👤 Oscar Carrillo, Jr.
- 👤 Robert C. Allman
- 👤 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo
- 👤 Stephen C. Evans
- 👤 Norman C. May
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0097; A61M25/01; A61M25/0169; A61M25/0172; A61M25/02; A61M25/09; A61M25/09041; A61M2025/0183; A61M2025/09125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of and endoscope, comprising the steps of: providing an insertion tool comprising a main body having a main lumen extending therethough and a funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough; placing the insertion tool on the catheter such that the catheter extends through the main lumen; and inserting the guide wire through the funnel of the insertion tool and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of and endoscope, comprising the steps of: providing an insertion tool comprising a main body having a main lumen extending therethough and a funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough; placing the insertion tool on the catheter such that the catheter extends through the main lumen; and inserting the guide wire through the funnel of the insertion tool and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 1 , wherein the insertion tool includes a distal merged section, further comprising the steps of: prior to inserting the guide wire, advancing the insertion tool along the catheter; and inserting a portion of the merged section into the lumen of the endoscope.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 2 , wherein the merged section is inserted into the lumen of the endoscope a sufficient distance to open a valve disposed therein, thereby permitting unhindered longitudinal movement of the catheter therethough.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 3 , further comprising the step of sliding the insertion tool proximally along the catheter, thereby removing the merged section from the lumen of the endoscope while the guide wire remains disposed in the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: prior to inserting the guide wire, advancing the insertion tool along the catheter; and inserting a portion of the main body into the lumen of the endoscope.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 5 , the main body is inserted into the main body is inserted into the lumen of the endoscope a sufficient distance to open a valve disposed therein, thereby permitting unhindered longitudinal movement of the catheter therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 6 , wherein the insertion tool includes a longitudinal slot in the main body, further comprising the step of removing the guide wire from the insertion tool through the slot while the guide wire remains disposed in the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 1 , wherein the insertion tool includes a longitudinal slot, further comprising the step of removing the guide wire from the insertion tool through the slot while the guide wire remains disposed in the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
A method of inserting a guide wire as in claim 1 , wherein the insertion tool is adapted to allow the guide wire to be moved laterally out of the main body, wherein the method further comprised, with the catheter inserted at least partially into the endoscope and the guidewire at least partially inserted into the catheter such that a portion of the guidewire is inside the endoscope, the following steps: moving the guide wire laterally out of the insertion tool; and removing the catheter from the endoscope while holding the guide wire in place such that, after the catheter is removed from the endoscope, the guide wire remains at least partially inside the endoscope.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising: inserting a second catheter over the guidewire into the endoscope.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing an alignment mechanism adjacent to the main lumen that is adapted to engage the catheter when the catheter is inserted in the main lumen, the alignment adapted to create a particular relative radial alignment of the catheter with respect to the insertion tool, wherein, when the catheter is in the particular relative radial alignment, the funnel lumen aligns with the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing alignment means on the insertion tool for engaging the catheter when the catheter is inserted in the main lumen, the alignment means adapted to cause the catheter to assume a particular relative radial alignment with respect to the insertion tool when the catheter is inserted in the main lumen, wherein, when the catheter is in the particular relative radial alignment, the funnel lumen aligns with the guide wire lumen to the catheter.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
186 words
A method of inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter comprising the steps of: providing an insertion tool having a main lumen sized to receive the catheter and a secondary lumen which intersects the main lumen, the secondary lumen having a first end and a second end, the secondary lumen having a greater cross sectional area at the first end than at the second end, wherein the second end of the secondary lumen intersects the main lumen; providing an alignment mechanism adjacent to the main lumen that is adapted to engage the catheter when the catheter is inserted in the main lumen, the alignment mechanism adapted to create a particular relative radial alignment of the catheter with respect to the insertion tool, wherein, when the catheter is in the particular relative radial alignment the second end of the secondary lumen is adjacent the guide wire lumen of the catheter; placing the insertion tool such that a catheter is received in the main lumen; and inserting the guide wire through the secondary lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
186 words
A method of inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter comprising the steps of: providing an insertion tool having a main lumen sized to receive the catheter and a secondary lumen which intersects the main lumen, the secondary lumen having a first end and a second end, the secondary lumen having a greater cross sectional area at the first end than at the second end, wherein the second end of the secondary lumen intersects the main lumen; providing an alignment mechanism adjacent to the main lumen that is adapted to engage the catheter when the catheter is inserted in the main lumen, the alignment mechanism adapted to create a particular relative radial alignment of the catheter with respect to the insertion tool, wherein, when the catheter is in the particular relative radial alignment the second end of the secondary lumen is adjacent the guide wire lumen of the catheter; placing the insertion tool such that a catheter is received in the main lumen; and inserting the guide wire through the secondary lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of manipulating a guide wire comprising: providing a guide wire insertion tool, the insertion tool having a receiving location for receiving the guide wire and a feeding location for feeding the guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter; providing a guide wire locking tool adapted to couple to the catheter and having a locking receiver at which a guide wire may be laterally inserted and axially secured; placing the guide wire insertion tool relative to the catheter such that the feeding location is in a place allowing the guide wire to be fed into the guide wire lumen; inserting the guide wire at the receiving location, through the guide wire insertion tool, out of the feeding location and into the guide wire lumen; and securing the guide wire at a fixed axial location with respect to the catheter using the guide wire locking tool.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of manipulating a guide wire comprising: providing a guide wire insertion tool, the insertion tool having a receiving location for receiving the guide wire and a feeding location for feeding the guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter; providing a guide wire locking tool adapted to couple to the catheter and having a locking receiver at which a guide wire may be laterally inserted and axially secured; placing the guide wire insertion tool relative to the catheter such that the feeding location is in a place allowing the guide wire to be fed into the guide wire lumen; inserting the guide wire at the receiving location, through the guide wire insertion tool, out of the feeding location and into the guide wire lumen; and securing the guide wire at a fixed axial location with respect to the catheter using the guide wire locking tool.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the guide wire insertion tool includes a funnel shaped lumen extending from the receiving location to the feeding location, wherein the funnel shaped lumen has a larger cross-sectional area at the receiving location than at the feeding location.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 15 , wherein the guide wire insertion tool includes a main lumen sized to receive the catheter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the guide wire insertion tool is adapted to allow a guide wire inserted into the receiving location and exiting from the feeding location to be moved laterally out of the guide wire insertion tool.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of: after securing the guide wire at a fixed axial location with respect to the catheter, performing the following steps: releasing the guide wire from the fixed axial location; moving the guide wire laterally out of the guide wire insertion tool; and while maintaining the guide wire at a fixed location, moving the catheter.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 18 , wherein the method is applied to place a guide wire in a guide wire lumen of a catheter which has been inserted into an endoscope, and wherein the step of moving the catheter includes removing the catheter from the endoscope and leaving the guide wire extending into the endoscope.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
115 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein the guide wire has a proximal end and a distal end and the endoscope has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the endoscope is inserted to a patient, and wherein, after moving the catheter, the catheter is disengaged from the endoscope and the guide wire, the method further comprising: selecting a second catheter having a proximal end, a distal end and a guide wire lumen; placing the proximal end of the guide wire into the guide wire lumen of the second catheter near the distal end of the second catheter; and inserting the second catheter into the endoscope over the guide wire.
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