US5517989A
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Guidewire assembly
Assignee: Jomed Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-01
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Granted: 1996-05-21
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Expires: 2014-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A method of diagnosing and treating the human or animal body comprises feeding a flexible guide wire, dimensioned to be inserted into human coronary arteries, along a blood vessel in the human or animal body and epicardially mapping the electrocardiographic signals by means of electrodes secured to the guide wire. The method of diagnosing and treating the human or animal body may include the step of ablating selected body tissue by establishing a DC or radio frequency current through the body tissue between a pair of electrodes in which at least one of the electrodes is located on the guide wire. The method may also include passing flowable material to or from selected tissue by means of a catheter passed over the guide wire. The method may optionally include sensing the velocity of blood flow in the blood vessel by means of a velocity sensor mounted on the guide wire, or the temperature of selected body tissue by means of a temperature sensor mounted on the guide wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey S. Frisbie
- 👤 Paul D. Corl
- 👤 John E. Ortiz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B8/00; A61B8/06; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/08; A61B18/082; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/25; A61B5/279; A61B5/28; A61B5/283; A61B5/287; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6847; A61B5/6851; A61B8/12; A61F; A61F7/00; A61F7/12; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/056; A61N1/40; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00292; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/04; A61B2562/043; A61B2562/16; A61B2562/17; A61B8/44; A61B8/4444; A61B8/445; A61F7/02; A61F2007/0282; A61F2007/0285; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/09016; A61M25/09033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A guide wire assembly including a central core having a proximal end and a distal end; a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, and comprising a plurality of helical spring sections surrounding at least a portion of the core; at least one electrode secured to the body and electrically insulated from the body, at least one of the at least one electrode being secured between two of the helical spring sections, and an electrical conductor connected to each electrode and extending within the tubular body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A guide wire assembly including a central core having a proximal end and a distal end; a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, and comprising a plurality of helical spring sections surrounding at least a portion of the core; at least one electrode secured to the body and electrically insulated from the body, at least one of the at least one electrode being secured between two of the helical spring sections, and an electrical conductor connected to each electrode and extending within the tubular body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1 having lateral dimensions from 0.010" to 0.038".
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrode secured to the body is a unipolar electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, which includes a velocity sensing means connected to the body for sensing the velocity of blood flow in a blood vessel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 4, wherein the velocity sensing means includes a Doppler ultrasound transducer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, which includes a temperature sensor connected to one of the spring sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, which includes a catheter tube means, passable over the cetral core and the tubular body, to define a pathway for passing flowable material along the pathway.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the body includes a smooth proximal sleeve section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the core constitutes one of the electrical conductors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one electrode of the at least one electrode is supported on an electrode support, and wherein said at least one electrode supported on its electrode support is a tubular electrode supported on a cylindrical, electrically non-conductive tubular support with helical portions extending axially from both ends of the tubular support wherein the helical portions secure the tubular support to the body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 10, wherein the tubular support is formed in two parts which are axially connected to each other by means of complimentary locking formations formed at opposed ends of the two parts.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 10, wherein the helical portions comprise helical grooves in an outer surface of the tubular support.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 10, wherein each tubular electrode includes a conductive layer formed on part of an outer surface of its tubular support.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 13, wherein the conductive layer comprises a conductive tube which is split longitudinally.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 13, wherein the conductive layer comprises a conductive ribbon wound on the tubular support.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one electrode is a tubular electrode including a central, electrically conductive cylinder having a first and a second end, and wherein electrically non-conductive helical portions extend axially from both ends of the cylinder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein lateral dimensions of the core decrease towards the distal end of the core.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 17, wherein the decrease in the lateral dimension s of the core comprises a plurality of discrete steps.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 17, wherein the decrease in the lateral dimensions of the core comprises a continuous gradual taper.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 17, wherein the distal end of the core is flattened from a point between 1 cm and 1.5 cm from the distal end to define an oval cross section.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the guide wire includes a plurality of electrodes, and a helical spring section between each pair of electrodes.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal end of the body is made of a radio-paque material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
52 words
A guide wire assembly of claim 1, wherein the helical spring sections include a distal spring section, and wherein at least the distal spring section of the plurality of helical spring sections is stretched towards the distal end of the body to provide greater flexibility towards the distal end of the body.
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