US5231994A
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Hose or tubular guide catheter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-27
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2008-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A hose or tubular guide catheter which accommodates and guides a balloon catheter through a portion of the vascular system to a site where the balloon catheter can be employed for the dilatation of coronary arteries. The wall of the catheter, in the region of its anterior end, is set back from the edge over a portion of the circumference. If the end of this guide catheter has passed only a little way into the entrance of a coronary artery, blood from the aorta can enter through the large flow section into the catheter and into the coronary artery. Hence the blood supply of the coronary artery is assured. By further advance of the guide catheter, the recess is closed off by the wall of the entrance opening of the coronary artery, so that injected contrast medium will enter full into the coronary artery and cannot pass into the aorta.
Inventors
- 👤 Dietrich Harmjanz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire wall of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, with the width of the gap being uniform for its entire length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire wall of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, with the width of the gap being uniform for its entire length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire length of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, wherein the width of the gap bilaterally diminishes symmetrically and non-uniformly along its length in a bell-shaped pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire length of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, wherein the width of the gap bilaterally diminishes symmetrically and non-uniformly along its length in a bell-shaped pattern.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
122 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter adapted to guide a dilatation balloon catheter into a coronary artery of a heart comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire length of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, with said gap being dimensioned and configured to allow blood flow through the gap from outside of said wall and into said lumen with the distal end of said catheter being located in said coronary artery.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
An intracorporeal guide catheter adapted to guide a dilatation balloon catheter into a coronary artery of a heart comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a wall which defines a single concentric lumen extending the entire length of said tubular member and open longitudinally axially at each end thereof, said wall having at the distal end of the catheter a lateral portion removed therefrom to thereby provide a gap in said wall extending proximally from the tip of said distal end, with said gap being dimensioned and configured to allow blood flow through the gap from outside of said wall and into said lumen with the distal end of said catheter being located in said coronary artery.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-08-02 | 1997-02-01 | 1997-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-08-02 | 2001-02-01 | 2001-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-08-02 | 2005-02-01 | 2005-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |