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Catheter
Assignee: Strasburger & Price LLP
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Filing: 1992-10-09
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2012-10-09
Abstract
Abstract A catheter for insertion through a main artery into a branch artery ostium comprises a shaft, an integral profiled portion, and an integral tip portion. The profiled portion comprises a series of bends and straight legs. The tip portion of the catheter axially engages the branch artery. The profiled portion is shaped and dimensioned so that when the tip portion is engaged with the branch artery, the leg of the profiled portion adjacent to the shaft will be parallel to and engaged with the opposing inner wall of the main artery to resist forces tending to displace the tip portion from the branch artery.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J. Durfee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A catheter for insertion through an aorta into a coronary artery, said catheter comprising: a tubular member comprising a shaft, an integral profiled portion, and an integral, substantially straight tip portion; said tip portion being adapted to axially engage said coronary artery; said profiled portion comprising, in order from said shaft portion to said tip portion, a first bend, a first substantially straight leg, a second bend, a second substantially straight leg, and a third bend; said shaft and said second leg being disposed relative to each other at an angle between about 100 to about 120 degrees; said first leg being about 1 cm in length; said second leg being about 2 cm in length; and said profiled portion being about 4 to about 5 cm in length, including said bends; whereby when said tip portion is engaged with said coronary artery, said first leg will be approximately parallel to an engaged with an opposing inner wall of the aorta to resist forces tending to displace said tip portion from said coronary artery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A catheter for insertion through an aorta into a coronary artery, said catheter comprising: a tubular member comprising a shaft, an integral profiled portion, and an integral, substantially straight tip portion; said tip portion being adapted to axially engage said coronary artery; said profiled portion comprising, in order from said shaft portion to said tip portion, a first bend, a first substantially straight leg, a second bend, a second substantially straight leg, and a third bend; said shaft and said second leg being disposed relative to each other at an angle between about 100 to about 120 degrees; said first leg being about 1 cm in length; said second leg being about 2 cm in length; and said profiled portion being about 4 to about 5 cm in length, including said bends; whereby when said tip portion is engaged with said coronary artery, said first leg will be approximately parallel to an engaged with an opposing inner wall of the aorta to resist forces tending to displace said tip portion from said coronary artery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The catheter of claim 1 wherein said tip portion is between about 0.75 to about 3 cm in length to enable said tip portion to engage all coronary arteries and grafts which branch from said aorta and to accommodate different size hearts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The catheter of claim 1 wherein said second leg and said tip portion are disposed relative to each other at an angle between about 110 to about 135 degrees.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
125 words
A catheter for insertion through an aorta into a branch artery, said catheter comprising: a tubular member comprising a shaft, an integral profiled portion, and an integral, substantially straight tip portion; said tip portion being adapted to axially engage said branch artery; said profiled portion comprising, in order from said shaft portion to said tip portion, a first bend, a first substantially straight leg, a second bend, a second substantially straight leg, and a third bend; said profiled portion being shaped and dimensioned so that when said tip portion is engaged with said branch artery, said first leg will be parallel to and engaged with an opposing inner wall of the aorta to resist forces tending to displace said tip portion from said branch artery.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A catheter for insertion through an aorta into a branch artery, said catheter comprising: a tubular member comprising a shaft, an integral profiled portion, and an integral, substantially straight tip portion; said tip portion being adapted to axially engage said branch artery; said profiled portion comprising, in order from said shaft portion to said tip portion, a first bend, a first substantially straight leg, a second bend, a second substantially straight leg, and a third bend; said profiled portion being shaped and dimensioned so that when said tip portion is engaged with said branch artery, said first leg will be parallel to and engaged with an opposing inner wall of the aorta to resist forces tending to displace said tip portion from said branch artery.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The catheter of claim 4 wherein said shaft and said second leg are disposed relative to each other at an angle between about 100 to about 120 degrees.
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