US4585000A
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Expandable device for treating intravascular stenosis
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-28
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Granted: 1986-04-29
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Expires: 2003-09-28
Abstract
Abstract The intravascular expandable device is adapted to be inserted within and through the lumen of a blood vessel and to be manipulated therethrough to a stenotic area where it can be operated for re-establishing desired blood flow through the blood vessel. The device comprises an elongate tubular body having a distal end and a proximal end, an expandable pressure applying assembly including a flexible tubular member mounted to the distal end of the tubular body and a mechanism operable to expand the tubular member outwardly. A tip member is connected to the distal end of the flexible tubular member and an expansion and retraction control mechanism is coupled to the pressure applying assembly for expanding, maintaining expanded or retracting the flexible tubular member relative to a stenotic area within the blood vessel. Preferably, passage means are provided around or through the pressure applying assembly in the device so that the flow of blood through the vessel is not interrupted. The method for treating intravascular stenosis in a blood vessel includes the steps of first inserting the expandable pressure applying assembly into and through the lumen of a blood vessel for applying pressure to the vessel wall, second, manually manipulating the expandable pressure applying assembly into and through the lumen of the blood vessel to a position within a surrounding area of intravascular stenosis, thirdly, operating the expandable pressure applying assembly to expand an expandable tubular member against the surrounding intravascular stenosis, and fourthly, maintaining the expanded tubular member against the vessel wall of the blood vessel for a predetermined time period in order to dilate the vessel and restore it to its normal diameter.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Hershenson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M29/00; A61M29/02; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
410 words
A method for treating intravascular stenosis in a blood vessel utilizing an intravascular expandable device comprising: an elongate tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a central bore therethrough; expandable pressure applying means including a flexible tubular member extending from said distal end of said tubular body and a mechanical mechanism within said flexible tubular member capable of engaging and expanding said tubular member radially outwardly only; a tip member connected to the distal end of said flexible tubular member; said mechanism including a nut with an axis coaxial with the axis of said tubular member, a plurality of curved-in-cross-section elongate baffles, a plurality of linkages, each baffle being pivotally connected by one of said linkages to said nut, said nut having threads therein, a threaded rod extending axially through said bore and being journaled to said tubular body or to said tip member, being received through said nut and being capable of causing axial movement of said nut when rotated to cause each linkage to move one of said baffles outwardly to expand said tubular member, a bushing on said threaded rod adjacent the distal end thereof for limiting axial movement of said nut on said threaded rod, each linkage including an arm pivotally connected at one end to said nut and pivotally connected at the other end to the underside of one of said baffles, and a strut pivotally connected to said bushing and to one of said arms intermediate the ends thereof, and expansion and retraction control means coupled to said mechanical mechanism for causing said mechanism to expand said flexible tubular member, to maintain said flexible tubular member expanded and to allow said flexible tubular member to retract within a stenotic area in a blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting the expandable device into and through the lumen of a blood vessel; positioning the expandable pressure applying means of the device within a surrounding area of vascular stenosis; mechanically expanding the expandable pressure applying means to cause same to bear against the surrounding area of intravascular stenosis; providing passage means bypassing the pressure applying means to allow blood to flow through or around the pressure applying means while it is expanded; and maintaining the mechanical pressure of the expanded pressure applying means against the vessel wall for a predetermined time period of from one to five minutes in order to dilate the stenoic stricture and restore the vessel to its normal diameter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
410 words
A method for treating intravascular stenosis in a blood vessel utilizing an intravascular expandable device comprising: an elongate tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a central bore therethrough; expandable pressure applying means including a flexible tubular member extending from said distal end of said tubular body and a mechanical mechanism within said flexible tubular member capable of engaging and expanding said tubular member radially outwardly only; a tip member connected to the distal end of said flexible tubular member; said mechanism including a nut with an axis coaxial with the axis of said tubular member, a plurality of curved-in-cross-section elongate baffles, a plurality of linkages, each baffle being pivotally connected by one of said linkages to said nut, said nut having threads therein, a threaded rod extending axially through said bore and being journaled to said tubular body or to said tip member, being received through said nut and being capable of causing axial movement of said nut when rotated to cause each linkage to move one of said baffles outwardly to expand said tubular member, a bushing on said threaded rod adjacent the distal end thereof for limiting axial movement of said nut on said threaded rod, each linkage including an arm pivotally connected at one end to said nut and pivotally connected at the other end to the underside of one of said baffles, and a strut pivotally connected to said bushing and to one of said arms intermediate the ends thereof, and expansion and retraction control means coupled to said mechanical mechanism for causing said mechanism to expand said flexible tubular member, to maintain said flexible tubular member expanded and to allow said flexible tubular member to retract within a stenotic area in a blood vessel, comprising the steps of: inserting the expandable device into and through the lumen of a blood vessel; positioning the expandable pressure applying means of the device within a surrounding area of vascular stenosis; mechanically expanding the expandable pressure applying means to cause same to bear against the surrounding area of intravascular stenosis; providing passage means bypassing the pressure applying means to allow blood to flow through or around the pressure applying means while it is expanded; and maintaining the mechanical pressure of the expanded pressure applying means against the vessel wall for a predetermined time period of from one to five minutes in order to dilate the stenoic stricture and restore the vessel to its normal diameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 further including the steps of: introducing contrast material into the blood vessel; fluoroscopically monitoring the contrast material through the area of stenosis to determine the extent of stenotic reduction; and subsequently retracting and removing the expandable pressure applying means from the vessel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the expandable pressure applying means are removed when the flow of contrast material indicates uninterrupted blood flow through the formerly stenotic area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
314 words
An intravascular expandable device adapted to be inserted within and through the lumen of a blood vessel and manipulatable therethrough to a stenotic area where it can be operated for re-establishing desired blood flow through the blood vessel, said device comprising: an elongate tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a central bore therethrough, expandable pressure applying means including a flexible tubular member extending from said distal end of said tubular body and a mechanical mechanism within said flexible tubular member capable of engaging and expanding said tubular member radially outwardly only; a tip member connected to the distal end of said flexible tubular member; said mechanism including a nut with an axis coaxial with the axis of said tubular member, a plurality of curved-in-cross-section elongate baffles, a plurality of linkages, each baffle being pivotally connected by one of said linkages to said nut, said nut having threads therein, a threaded rod extending axially through said bore and being journaled to said tubular body or to said tip member, being received through said nut and being capable of causing axial movement of said nut when rotated to cause each linkage to move one of said baffles outwardly to expand said tubular member, a bushing on said threaded rod adjacent the distal end thereof for limiting axial movement of said nut on said threaded rod, each linkage including an arm pivotally connected at one end to said nut and pivotally connected at the other end to the underside of one of said baffles, and a strut pivotally connected to said bushing and to one of said arms intermediate the ends thereof, and expansion and retraction control means coupled to said mechanical mechanism for causing said mechanism to expand said flexible tubular member, to maintain said flexible tubular member expanded and to allow said flexible tubular member to retract within a stenotic area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
314 words
An intravascular expandable device adapted to be inserted within and through the lumen of a blood vessel and manipulatable therethrough to a stenotic area where it can be operated for re-establishing desired blood flow through the blood vessel, said device comprising: an elongate tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a central bore therethrough, expandable pressure applying means including a flexible tubular member extending from said distal end of said tubular body and a mechanical mechanism within said flexible tubular member capable of engaging and expanding said tubular member radially outwardly only; a tip member connected to the distal end of said flexible tubular member; said mechanism including a nut with an axis coaxial with the axis of said tubular member, a plurality of curved-in-cross-section elongate baffles, a plurality of linkages, each baffle being pivotally connected by one of said linkages to said nut, said nut having threads therein, a threaded rod extending axially through said bore and being journaled to said tubular body or to said tip member, being received through said nut and being capable of causing axial movement of said nut when rotated to cause each linkage to move one of said baffles outwardly to expand said tubular member, a bushing on said threaded rod adjacent the distal end thereof for limiting axial movement of said nut on said threaded rod, each linkage including an arm pivotally connected at one end to said nut and pivotally connected at the other end to the underside of one of said baffles, and a strut pivotally connected to said bushing and to one of said arms intermediate the ends thereof, and expansion and retraction control means coupled to said mechanical mechanism for causing said mechanism to expand said flexible tubular member, to maintain said flexible tubular member expanded and to allow said flexible tubular member to retract within a stenotic area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said tip member, said expandable pressure applying means and the distal end of said tubular body have passage means for facilitating flow of blood through the device and back into the blood vessel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The device of claim 5 wherein said tip member and the distal end of said tubular body are hollow and said passage means include at least one port in the wall of said tip member and at least one port in the wall of said tubular body at the distal end thereof to permit liquid flow through said tip member, said flexible expandable tubular member and said tubular body while a stenotic area is being dilated by said expandable pressure applying means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said expansion and retraction control means include a flexible rotatable shaft within said central bore of said tubular body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said control means include a flexible shaft within said tubular body coupled at its distal end to said threaded rod and at its proximal end to a control knob.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 8 wherein said flexible shaft has a knob mounted on the proximal end thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The device of claim 9 wherein the proximal end of said tubular body or said knob has calibration markings and said knob or said proximal end of said tubular body has an indicator relative to the calibration marking indicating the extent of expansion of said flexible expandable tubular member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said mechanism includes a hub mounted within the hollow distal end of said tubular body, and the proximal end of said threaded portion of said rod is journalled in said hub.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said threaded rod is journalled at its distal end to a bracket in said tip member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said tubular body has a diameter approximately one-third the diameter of a blood vessel in which it is received.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said tubular body has a diameter between approximately 1 mm and 3 mm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 14 wherein said tubular body has a diameter of approximately 1.35 mm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said flexible expandable tubular member is expandable from a diameter between 1 mm and 4.0 mm to a diameter between 2.3 mm and 9.0 mm when expanded.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 16 wherein said non-expanded diameter of said flexible expandable tubular member is approximately 1.35 mm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 16 wherein said non-expanded diameter of said flexible expandable tubular member is approximately 2.3 mm.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said flexible expandable tubular member is made of a biocompatible polymer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
10 words
The device of claim 19 wherein said polymer is polyurethane.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 19 wherein said flexible expandable tubular member has a wall thickness of approximately 0.002 mm.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 7 wherein said tubular body is thick walled with a lumen therethrough of sufficient cross section to receive said flexible rotatable shaft therein.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-04-28 | 1989-10-28 | 1990-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-04-28 | 1993-10-28 | 1994-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-04-28 | 1997-10-28 | 1998-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |