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US8206322B2
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Catheter assembly
Assignee: Ureca BV
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Filing: 2008-12-22
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Granted: 2012-06-26
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Expires: 2028-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A catheter assembly provided with a wire arranged therein to form a loop extending from near the effective end of the catheter for bypassing an occlusion in a vein/artery. This loop consists of two wire ends, one of which wire ends extends through the catheter to the control end thereof, while the other wire end is attached thereto, in close proximity to the effective end of the catheter. By varying the relative position of the loop wire end extending from the control end and the control end, the size of the loop and the pushability thereof at the effective end of the catheter can be determined. In this manner, the occlusion can be removed with precise control by the physician using two hands. In addition, the catheter is formed not only for the loop wire end extending through the catheter, but also for incorporating a guide wire and/or for contrast fluids.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc Hubregtse
- 👤 Johan Remmerswaal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-22 20:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/22; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0082; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32056; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00252; A61B2017/00269; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22042; A61B2017/22044; A61B2017/22094; A61B2017/22095; A61B17/3207; A61B2017/320733; A61M25/008; A61M2025/0081; A61M25/0194; A61M2025/0197
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for one of passing and bypassing an occlusion in one of a vein and an artery, comprising: introducing a catheter to said occlusion, advancing a loop at an operative end of said catheter, comprising a loop wire end extending to a control end of said catheter; and advancing said loop in a direction of said occlusion and the one of passing and bypassing past said occlusion by means of a relative movement of the loop wire and the catheter by pushing aside and separating tissue, wherein an other end of said loop is supported by said catheter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for one of passing and bypassing an occlusion in one of a vein and an artery, comprising: introducing a catheter to said occlusion, advancing a loop at an operative end of said catheter, comprising a loop wire end extending to a control end of said catheter; and advancing said loop in a direction of said occlusion and the one of passing and bypassing past said occlusion by means of a relative movement of the loop wire and the catheter by pushing aside and separating tissue, wherein an other end of said loop is supported by said catheter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the other end of said loop is maintained in a fixed position in relation to said operative end of the catheter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said catheter is guided along a guide wire towards to the occlusion while said catheter, through which the loop wire end extends, is attached thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the loop extending from the operative end of the catheter is determined exclusively by varying a relative position of the control end of the catheter and a single loop wire extending therefrom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein a rigidity of the loop extending from the operative end of the catheter is determined by a relative position of the control end of the catheter and a single loop wire end extending therefrom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: inserting a dilatation means directly at a location of said occlusion after the one of passing and bypassing the occlusion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: modifying a maximum load pressure exerted on a foremost end of said loop by changing a position of the loop wire in relation to the catheter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said artery is a coronary artery.
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