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Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communication

Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 2003-12-10
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Granted: 2007-05-08
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Expires: 2023-12-10
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Abstract

Abstract Devices and methods for delivering conduits into the wall of a patient's heart to communicate a coronary vessel with a heart chamber. The devices are passed through the coronary vessel and the heart wall to place the conduit and establish a blood flow path between the vessel and the heart chamber. Additional devices and methods are provided for removing tissue from a coronary vessel or the heart wall to establish a flow path between the coronary vessel in communication with the heart chamber.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alan R. Rapacki
  • 👤 Darin C. Gittings
  • 👤 Gilbert S. Laroya
  • 👤 Mark J. Foley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/064; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3468; A61F2/24; A61F2/2493; A61F2/82; A61F2/94; A61F2/95; A61F2/962; A61F2/966; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00252; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/062; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/9517; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30079; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30617; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/009; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0097

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
A device for removing a portion of the wall of a coronary vessel located adjacent the wall of a patients heart, the device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a tissue-removing mechanism disposed adjacent the distal end of the shaft, wherein the tissue-removing mechanism is disposed at a predetermined distance with respect to the distal end of the shaft so that the distal end of the shaft may be placed at a location adjacent the wall of a coronary vessel that positions the tissue-removing mechanism against the wall of the coronary vessel; an actuator coupled to the tissue-removing mechanism for selectively actuating the mechanism to remove a portion of the wall of the coronary vessel without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart located adjacent the coronary vessel, wherein the tissue-removing mechanism comprises an ablating instrument having at least one portion that contacts and ablates a portion of the wall of the coronary artery when the actuator is actuated, and wherein the ablating instrument is mounted on a movable sleeve coupled to the shaft, the actuator being coupled to the sleeve to move the ablating instrument into contact with the portion of the wall of the coronary artery to be removed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 209 words
A device for removing a portion of the wall of a coronary vessel located adjacent the wall of a patients heart, the device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a tissue-removing mechanism disposed adjacent the distal end of the shaft, wherein the tissue-removing mechanism is disposed at a predetermined distance with respect to the distal end of the shaft so that the distal end of the shaft may be placed at a location adjacent the wall of a coronary vessel that positions the tissue-removing mechanism against the wall of the coronary vessel; an actuator coupled to the tissue-removing mechanism for selectively actuating the mechanism to remove a portion of the wall of the coronary vessel without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart located adjacent the coronary vessel, wherein the tissue-removing mechanism comprises an ablating instrument having at least one portion that contacts and ablates a portion of the wall of the coronary artery when the actuator is actuated, and wherein the ablating instrument is mounted on a movable sleeve coupled to the shaft, the actuator being coupled to the sleeve to move the ablating instrument into contact with the portion of the wall of the coronary artery to be removed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 55 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein the ablating instrument utilizes RF energy and includes a plurality of flexible conductive elements that, upon actuation of the actuator, move into contact with the portion of the wall of the coronary artery and apply RF energy to remove said portion of the wall of the coronary artery.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 61 words
The device of claim 2 , wherein each of the conductive members has an end secured to the sleeve and an end secured to the distal end of the shaft, and wherein actuation of the actuator imparts relative movement to the sleeve and shaft to deflect the conductive elements into contact with said portion of the wall of the coronary artery.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 113 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart to communicate a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: placing a shaft through an outer wall of a coronary vessel and into an interior lumen of the vessel, the shaft having a portion configured to remove tissue from the heart wall; placing the shaft through an inner wall of the coronary vessel and placing said portion of the shaft in contact with the heart wall; and using the shaft to remove tissue from the heart wall to form a channel that extends through the heart wall and communicates the coronary vessel with a heart chamber.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 113 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart to communicate a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: placing a shaft through an outer wall of a coronary vessel and into an interior lumen of the vessel, the shaft having a portion configured to remove tissue from the heart wall; placing the shaft through an inner wall of the coronary vessel and placing said portion of the shaft in contact with the heart wall; and using the shaft to remove tissue from the heart wall to form a channel that extends through the heart wall and communicates the coronary vessel with a heart chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein said portion of the shaft has a tissue-removing mechanism comprising a coring tool having a sharpened edge that is used to cut tissue.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the coring tool is rotated to cut the section of tissue from the heart wall.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 106 words
A method for removing a portion of the wall of a coronary vessel of a patient's heart without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart, the method comprising steps of: positioning an instrument adjacent the wall of a coronary vessel located adjacent the wall of a patient's heart; and using the instrument to remove a portion of the wall of the coronary vessel without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart, wherein the coronary vessel is a coronary artery and the instrument removes a portion of the inner wall of the coronary artery without removing any of the heart wall.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 106 words
A method for removing a portion of the wall of a coronary vessel of a patient's heart without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart, the method comprising steps of: positioning an instrument adjacent the wall of a coronary vessel located adjacent the wall of a patient's heart; and using the instrument to remove a portion of the wall of the coronary vessel without removing a substantial portion of the wall of the heart, wherein the coronary vessel is a coronary artery and the instrument removes a portion of the inner wall of the coronary artery without removing any of the heart wall.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the instrument is coupled to a source of electrical energy that is used to ablate the tissue from the coronary vessel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the instrument is coupled to a source of RF energy.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 102 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart and communicates a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: providing an elongated wire extending between a wire proximal end and a wire distal end formed of a conductive material covered by an insulating material except for the wire distal end forming an electrode; positioning the wire and the electrode through a wall of a coronary vessel; placing the electrode in contact with the heart wall adjacent the coronary vessel; and applying electrical energy to the electrode to ablate the tissue of the heart wall.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 102 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart and communicates a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: providing an elongated wire extending between a wire proximal end and a wire distal end formed of a conductive material covered by an insulating material except for the wire distal end forming an electrode; positioning the wire and the electrode through a wall of a coronary vessel; placing the electrode in contact with the heart wall adjacent the coronary vessel; and applying electrical energy to the electrode to ablate the tissue of the heart wall.
Claim 15
Independent Claim 120 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart and communicates a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: providing an instrument including an electrode; positioning the instrument and the electrode through a wall of a coronary vessel; placing the electrode in contact with the heart wall adjacent the coronary vessel; and applying electrical energy to the electrode to ablate the tissue of the heart wall, wherein the instrument comprises a wire formed of a conductive material having an insulating material disposed over the wire except for a distal end of the wire, and the distal end of the wire forms the electrode and is placed in contact with the heart wall.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 120 words
A method for forming a channel that extends through the wall of a patient's heart and communicates a coronary vessel with a heart chamber, the method comprising: providing an instrument including an electrode; positioning the instrument and the electrode through a wall of a coronary vessel; placing the electrode in contact with the heart wall adjacent the coronary vessel; and applying electrical energy to the electrode to ablate the tissue of the heart wall, wherein the instrument comprises a wire formed of a conductive material having an insulating material disposed over the wire except for a distal end of the wire, and the distal end of the wire forms the electrode and is placed in contact with the heart wall.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of providing an instrument including an electrode is carried out by detachably securing a proximal end of the wire to an electrocautery instrument that receives current from an energy source.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein the energy source is an RF energy source.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 11 , further comprising placing a conduit in the channel so as to communicate the coronary vessel with the heart chamber.

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