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Apparatus and method for removing stenotic material from stents
Assignee: Prolifix Medical Inc
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Filing: 1997-02-12
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Granted: 1999-03-16
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Expires: 2017-02-12
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and methods are provided for recanalizing stented regions within the vasculature which have become restenosed. A shearing body is displaced within the stented region in order to dislodge the stenotic material from an interface envelope defined by the inner surface of the stent. Usually, the shearing body will be compliant and sized slightly larger than the stent in order to remove stenotic material substantially uniformly around the entire interface envelope. The shearing body may be in the form of a brush, helical row, spaced-apart disks, solid compressible body, or a variety of other specific configurations.
Inventors
- 👤 Greg R. Patterson
- 👤 G. Ronald Williams
- 👤 James J. Leary
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B17/22; A61B17/221; A61B17/320725; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00026; A61B2017/00115; A61B2017/00119; A61B2017/320004; A61B2017/320012; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B90/37; A61B2090/378; A61B2217/00; A61B2217/002; A61B2217/005; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for removing stenotic material from within a stent within a blood vessel, said method comprising: displacing a shearing body within the blood vessel so that it dislodges stenotic material from around an interface envelope defined by the stent within the stenotic material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
44 words
A method for removing stenotic material from within a stent within a blood vessel, said method comprising: displacing a shearing body within the blood vessel so that it dislodges stenotic material from around an interface envelope defined by the stent within the stenotic material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising collecting the dislodged stenotic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein the collecting step comprises aspirating the dislodged material into a catheter disposed within the blood vessel near the stent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 3 wherein the collecting step comprises trapping the dislodged material within the shearing body or a filter structure disposed adjacent to the shearing body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the steps of determining the interior diameter of the interface envelope and selecting a shearing assembly which has a width which is greater than the interior diameter of the interface envelope.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 5 wherein the selecting step comprises selecting a shearing body which has a width which is from 1% to 25% greater than that of the interior diameter of the interface envelope.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the displacing step comprises rotating the shearing body or translating the shearing body axially through the stent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein the shearing body is compliant, further comprising releasing the shearing body from constraint so that the shearing body radially expands on one side of the stented region prior to translating therethrough.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 7 further comprising expanding the shearing body to a preselected width.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the shearing body comprises a helical row.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein the helical row comprises helically aligned radially oriented filaments.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein the helical row comprises a helically wrapped continuous web of material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the shearing body comprises a surface which is elongated in the direction of the blood vessel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 13 wherein the elongated surface is tapered at at least one end, with said one end having a smaller width than other portions of the shearing body surface.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the shearing body has a width which is greater than the interior diameter of the interface envelope defined by the stent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a generally round cross-section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a polygonal cross-section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the shearing body comprises a brush.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein the shearing body comprises a cage.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for removing stenotic material from within a stent within a blood vessel, said method comprising: positioning a catheter on one side of the stent; translating a shearing body through the stent toward a distal end of the catheter to dislodge stenotic material from an interface envelope defined by the stent, and aspirating the dislodged stenotic material into the distal end of the catheter.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for removing stenotic material from within a stent within a blood vessel, said method comprising: positioning a catheter on one side of the stent; translating a shearing body through the stent toward a distal end of the catheter to dislodge stenotic material from an interface envelope defined by the stent, and aspirating the dislodged stenotic material into the distal end of the catheter.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 20 wherein the shearing body has a width which is greater than the interior diameter of the interface envelope defined by the stent.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as in claim 21, further comprising the steps of determining the interior diameter of the interface envelope and selecting a shearing assembly which has a width which is greater than the interior diameter of the interface envelope.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 22, wherein the selecting step comprises selecting a shearing assembly which has a width which is from 1% to 25% greater than that of the interior diameter of the interface envelope.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the shearing body comprises a helical row.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 24, wherein the helical row comprises helically aligned radially oriented filaments.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 24, wherein the helical row comprises a continuous web of material.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the shearing body comprises a surface which is elongated in the direction of the blood vessel.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 27, wherein the elongated surface is tapered at at least one end, with said one end having a smaller width than other portions of the shearing body surface.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 20 further comprising expanding the shearing body to a preselected width.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 29 wherein the expanding step comprises axially shortening the shearing body to cause transverse expansion.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 20 wherein the shearing body is compliant, further comprising releasing the shearing body from constraint so that the shearing body radially expands on one side of the stented region prior to translating therethrough.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 20 further comprising rotating the shearing body so that it circumferentially sweeps the interface envelope as it is being axially translated through the stent.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a generally round cross-section.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a polygonal cross-section.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the shearing body comprises a brush.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the shearing body comprises a cage.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
113 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: introducing an interventional catheter having a shearing body near a distal end thereof wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a cross-sectional geometry which is sufficiently large to engage the entire interior surface of the stent when the shearing body is displaced within the stent; and displacing the shearing body within the stented region so that stenotic material is dislodged uniformly along an interface envelope defined by the stent.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
113 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: introducing an interventional catheter having a shearing body near a distal end thereof wherein at least a portion of the shearing body has a cross-sectional geometry which is sufficiently large to engage the entire interior surface of the stent when the shearing body is displaced within the stent; and displacing the shearing body within the stented region so that stenotic material is dislodged uniformly along an interface envelope defined by the stent.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved method as in claim 37, wherein the displacing step comprises at least one of rotating the shearing body and translating the shearing body.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
19 words
An improved method as in claim 37, wherein the displacing step comprises both rotating and translating the shearing body.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
88 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a compliant shearing body through the stented region, wherein at least a portion of the compliant shearing body has a width which is greater than the diameter of the stent so that the shearing body is compressed by the stent as it passes therethrough.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
88 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a compliant shearing body through the stented region, wherein at least a portion of the compliant shearing body has a width which is greater than the diameter of the stent so that the shearing body is compressed by the stent as it passes therethrough.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
31 words
An improved method as in claim 40, wherein the compliant shearing body comprises at least one component selected for the group consisting of a brush, a helical row, and a cage.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
35 words
An improved method as in claim 40, wherein at least one end of the shearing body is tapered and wherein the tapered end enters the stented region first as the shearing body is translated therethrough.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
67 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a tapered shearing body through the stented region, wherein a small width end of the tapered shearing body enters the stented region first.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
67 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a tapered shearing body through the stented region, wherein a small width end of the tapered shearing body enters the stented region first.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
13 words
An improved method as in claim 43, wherein the shearing body is compliant.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
30 words
An improved method as in claim 43, wherein the shearing body comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a brush, a helical row, and a cage.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
52 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a helical shearing body through the stented region.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
52 words
An improved method for recanalizing a stented region in a blood vessel that has become restenosed, said method being of the type wherein stenotic material within the stented region is dislodged with a percutaneously introduced interventional catheter, wherein the improvement comprises: rotating and translating a helical shearing body through the stented region.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
37 words
An improved method as in claim 46, wherein the helical shearing body is tapered in a spiral configuration, wherein a small end of the spiral enters the stented region first as the shearing body is translated therethrough.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
16 words
An improved method as in claim 46, wherein the helical shearing body comprises helically aligned filaments.
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