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Vascular dilator with truncated tip
Assignee: LIFESTREAM INTERNATIONAL LLC
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Filing: 1989-07-25
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2009-07-25
Abstract
Abstract A vascular dilator has a truncated tip adapted to reduce the risk of trauma to a blood vessel into which the dilator is to be inserted. The vascular dilator comprises an elongate tube having a guide member lumen of uniform diameter in which a guide member may pass. The thickness of the walls of the elongate tube decreases at the distal portion to create a tapered configuration. The distal portion terminates in an outlet defined by first and second arcuate segments. The first arcaute segment lies generally in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube, whereas the second segment lies so as to meet the first segment at angle in the range of 30° to 60°.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry N. Gellman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A vascular dilator for use with a guide member comprising: an elongate tube having a uniform inner diameter defining a guide member lumen; the dilator having a distal portion with a distally reducing wall thickness to define a tapered configuration, the distal portion terminating in an outlet with an edge having a first arcuate segment portion that lies generally in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube and a second arcuate segment that extends from one end of the first segment to the other end of the first segment, said segments meeting at an angle that lies in the range of between about 30° to about 60°.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A vascular dilator for use with a guide member comprising: an elongate tube having a uniform inner diameter defining a guide member lumen; the dilator having a distal portion with a distally reducing wall thickness to define a tapered configuration, the distal portion terminating in an outlet with an edge having a first arcuate segment portion that lies generally in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube and a second arcuate segment that extends from one end of the first segment to the other end of the first segment, said segments meeting at an angle that lies in the range of between about 30° to about 60°.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A vascular dilator as defined in claim 1 wherein a chord line extending between the junctures of the segments intersects a projection of the guide member lumen so that the area circumscribed by the chord line and the first arcuate segment is no more than one-half of the projected area of the lumen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A vascular dilator as defined in claim 2 wherein the juncture of the segments lie on points that intersect the diameter of a circle that is partly defined by the first arcuate segment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A dilator as defined in claim 2 wherein said area is less than one-half of the lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vascular dilator as defined in claim 1 wherein said first arcuate segment defines an arc no greater than about 180°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vascular dilator as defined in claim 1 wherein said second arcuate segment defines an axially projected arc of at least about 180°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A dilator as defined in any of claims 1-6 further comprising, in combination, said guide member, said guide member extending through the lumen of the dilator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A dilator as defined in any of claims 1-6 further comprising, in combination, said guide member and a catheter, the guide member extending through the lumen of the dilator and the catheter being mounted on the dilator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A vaculator dilator as defined in claim 1 wherein the first arcuate segment lies in a circle in the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube, said circle being centered at the longitudinal axis of the tube and having a radius extending from the longitudinal axis of the tube to the first arcuate segment.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for dilating a blood vessel comprising: percutaneously inserting a guide member into the blood vessel of a patient; and providing a dilator as defined in any one of claims 1-6; and advancing the dilator over the guide member into the blood vessel until the second arcuate segment reaches a wall of blood vessel so that the first arcuate segment engages and displaces an outer surface of the blood vessel so that further advancement of the dilator does not bluntly engage the outer surface of vessel; further advancing the dilator over the guide member into the blood vessel so that the wall of the blood vessel rides over the second arcuate segment without harming the blood vessel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as defined in claim 10 further comprising rotating the dilator while inserting it into the vessel.
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