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Atherectomy devices and methods
Assignee: AtheroMed Inc
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Filing: 2006-12-06
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Granted: 2013-01-29
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Expires: 2026-12-06
Abstract
Abstract The devices and methods generally relate to treatment of occluded body lumens. In particular, the present devices and methods relate to removal of the occluding material from the blood vessels as well as other body lumens. In some variations, the methods include providing a vascular device comprising a catheter body, a cutter assembly, a drive mechanism, a torque shaft, a conveyor mechanism, and a deflecting mechanism. The methods may further include operating the drive mechanism to cut occlusive material, operating the deflecting mechanism to deflect the distal end of the catheter body, and rotating the distal end of the catheter body to sweep the cutter assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 John To
- 👤 Christopher James Danek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B17/22; A61B17/320783; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B2017/00318; A61B2017/00331; A61B2017/00681; A61B2017/00685; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22039; A61B2017/22041; A61B2017/22042; A61B2017/22044; A61B2017/22051; A61B2017/22065; A61B2017/22068; A61B2017/22079; A61B2017/22094; A61B2017/320716; A61B2017/320733; A61B2017/320741; A61B2017/320775; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B90/37; A61B2090/373; A61B2090/3735; A61B2090/378; A61B2090/3782; A61B2090/3784; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0133; A61M25/0152; A61M25/0155
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
523 words
A method for cutting and removing occlusive material from a body lumen, the method comprising: providing a vascular device comprising a catheter body sized and configured for advancement in the body lumen, the catheter body having a center axis along which axial advancement occurs and including spaced apart proximal and distal ends, a cutter assembly having an outside diameter located at the distal end of the catheter body, the cutter assembly comprising a spinning turbine coring cutter including a housing rotatably coupled to the distal end of the catheter body and at least one helical cutting blade inside the housing configured to rotate about the central axis to cut and convey the occlusive material from the body lumen proximally into the housing a drive mechanism at the proximal end of the catheter body; a torque shaft coupled to the drive mechanism and extending through the catheter body and coupled to the cutter to rotate the helical cutting blade about the center axis relative to the housing, a conveyor mechanism helically wound about the torque shaft in a direction common with the helical cutting blade to convey the occlusive material conveyed into the housing by the helical cutting blade further proximally along the catheter body for discharge without supplement of a vacuum pump, and a deflecting mechanism slideable within the catheter body in response to a force applied at the proximal end of the catheter body for deflecting the distal end of the catheter body relative to the center axis of the catheter body to point the cutter assembly toward a side of the body lumen without necessitating axial advancement of the catheter body in the body lumen, manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to insert the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen, manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to advance the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen toward the occlusive material, operating the drive mechanism to rotate the helical cutting blade about the central axis to cut occlusive material at the distal end of the catheter body, to convey the occlusive material from the body lumen proximally into the housing, and to convey the occlusive material conveyed into the housing by the helical cutting blade further proximally along the catheter body by the conveyor mechanism for discharge without supplement of a vacuum pump, operating the deflecting mechanism at the proximal end of the catheter body to deflect the distal end of the catheter body relative to the center axis of the catheter body to point the cutter assembly toward a side of the body lumen without necessitating axial advancement of the cutter body in the body lumen, and rotating the distal end of the catheter body when the distal end is deflected to sweep the cutter assembly in an arc about the center axis to cut occlusive material in a region larger than the outside diameter of the cutter assembly, wherein rotating the distal end of the catheter body comprises operating a torque control device separate from the deflecting mechanism to manually or automatically control the sweep of the cutter assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
523 words
A method for cutting and removing occlusive material from a body lumen, the method comprising: providing a vascular device comprising a catheter body sized and configured for advancement in the body lumen, the catheter body having a center axis along which axial advancement occurs and including spaced apart proximal and distal ends, a cutter assembly having an outside diameter located at the distal end of the catheter body, the cutter assembly comprising a spinning turbine coring cutter including a housing rotatably coupled to the distal end of the catheter body and at least one helical cutting blade inside the housing configured to rotate about the central axis to cut and convey the occlusive material from the body lumen proximally into the housing a drive mechanism at the proximal end of the catheter body; a torque shaft coupled to the drive mechanism and extending through the catheter body and coupled to the cutter to rotate the helical cutting blade about the center axis relative to the housing, a conveyor mechanism helically wound about the torque shaft in a direction common with the helical cutting blade to convey the occlusive material conveyed into the housing by the helical cutting blade further proximally along the catheter body for discharge without supplement of a vacuum pump, and a deflecting mechanism slideable within the catheter body in response to a force applied at the proximal end of the catheter body for deflecting the distal end of the catheter body relative to the center axis of the catheter body to point the cutter assembly toward a side of the body lumen without necessitating axial advancement of the catheter body in the body lumen, manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to insert the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen, manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to advance the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen toward the occlusive material, operating the drive mechanism to rotate the helical cutting blade about the central axis to cut occlusive material at the distal end of the catheter body, to convey the occlusive material from the body lumen proximally into the housing, and to convey the occlusive material conveyed into the housing by the helical cutting blade further proximally along the catheter body by the conveyor mechanism for discharge without supplement of a vacuum pump, operating the deflecting mechanism at the proximal end of the catheter body to deflect the distal end of the catheter body relative to the center axis of the catheter body to point the cutter assembly toward a side of the body lumen without necessitating axial advancement of the cutter body in the body lumen, and rotating the distal end of the catheter body when the distal end is deflected to sweep the cutter assembly in an arc about the center axis to cut occlusive material in a region larger than the outside diameter of the cutter assembly, wherein rotating the distal end of the catheter body comprises operating a torque control device separate from the deflecting mechanism to manually or automatically control the sweep of the cutter assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to advance the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen toward the occlusive material includes advancing the distal end of the catheter body within a body lumen having a bifurcation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to advance the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen toward the occlusive material includes advancing the distal end of the catheter body within a tortuous body lumen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein manipulating the proximal end of the catheter body to advance the distal end of the catheter body within the body lumen toward the occlusive material includes advancing the distal end of the catheter body within a body lumen subject to biomechanical stresses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein operating the drive mechanism to rotate the helical cutting blade about the central axis to cut and convey the occlusive material from the body lumen includes restoring patency to a lesion in the body lumen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein operating the drive mechanism to rotate the helical cutting blade about the central axis to cut and convey the occlusive material from the body lumen comprises debulking a lesion in the body lumen.
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