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Irradiation catheter and method of use
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-06
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Granted: 1999-04-06
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Expires: 2016-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A catheter for use with a radioactive source within the catheter to irradiate a selected area of a blood vessel in combination with angioplasty procedures, to prevent restenosis of that area of the blood vessel. The catheter has a guidewire channel formed near its distal end to facilitate use of the catheter as a rapid exchange catheter, allowing insertion of the catheter over a guidewire also used in performance of an angioplasty procedure. The catheter can also have a guidewire channel formed near its proximal end to provide an O-ring sealing surface and to facilitate free guidewire movement. The catheter also has a closed end to retain the radioactive source within the catheter. The catheter can also be provided with a centering balloon or a set of centering wire loops to center the radioactive source radially within the blood vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul S. Teirstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/10; A61N5/1001; A61N5/1002; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1002; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0183; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1047; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M25/0029; A61M25/0032; A61N2005/1003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A catheter for disposing radioactive material at a selected position in a blood vessel over a guidewire, said catheter comprising: a flexible tubular body having an inner lumen; radioactive material disposed within said inner lumen; a guidewire channel formed on said tubular body for receiving the guidewire; a sealed distal end formed on said inner lumen to retain said radioactive material within said inner lumen; and a positioning means mounted on said body adjacent said radioactive material, for positioning said tubular body radially as desired within the blood vessel, said positioning means being constructed to provide a flow path for blood between an outside diameter of said tubular body and the inside diameter of the blood vessel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A catheter for disposing radioactive material at a selected position in a blood vessel over a guidewire, said catheter comprising: a flexible tubular body having an inner lumen; radioactive material disposed within said inner lumen; a guidewire channel formed on said tubular body for receiving the guidewire; a sealed distal end formed on said inner lumen to retain said radioactive material within said inner lumen; and a positioning means mounted on said body adjacent said radioactive material, for positioning said tubular body radially as desired within the blood vessel, said positioning means being constructed to provide a flow path for blood between an outside diameter of said tubular body and the inside diameter of the blood vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The catheter claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning means comprises an expandable wire structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
The catheter claimed in claim 2, wherein said expandable wire structure comprises: a plurality of flexible wire loops, each of said wire loops having a first end attached to said body; and flexing means attached to a second end of each of said wire loops, said flexing means being selectively movable by a user to move said second ends of said wire loops toward said first ends to flex said wire loops radially outwardly, thereby positioning said body as desired relative to the walls of the blood vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The catheter claimed in claim 3, wherein said flexing means comprise a plurality of wires attached to said second ends of said plurality of wire loops.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The catheter claimed in claim 1, wherein said guidewire channel is formed near a distal end of said body to enable use of said catheter as a rapid exchange catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The catheter claimed in claim 5, further comprising a second guidewire channel portion formed near a proximal end of said body to provide a sealing surface around the perimeter of said body for encircling the guidewire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The catheter claimed in claim 1, wherein: said positioning means comprises an expandable wire structure; and said wire structure, in the expanded state, has at least one open passageway to provide said flow path for blood.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
The catheter claimed in claim 7, wherein said expandable wire structure comprises: a plurality of flexible wire loops, each of said wire loops having a first end attached to said tubular body; and flexing means attached to a second end of each of said wire loops, said flexing means being selectively movable by a user to move said second ends of said wire loops toward said first ends to flex said wire loops radially outwardly, thereby positioning said tubular body as desired relative to the walls of the blood vessel, and thereby forming a plurality of said open passageways for blood flow between said outside diameter of said tubular body and the inside diameter of the blood vessel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
88 words
The catheter claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning means comprises: at least one balloon mounted on said body, said at least one balloon being inflatable to radially extend at least one extremity of said at least one balloon from said body to position said body as desired relative to the walls of the blood vessel; and an inflation lumen formed on said body, said inflation lumen being connected in flow communication with said at least one balloon for providing inflation pressure to said at least one balloon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
115 words
The catheter claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning means comprises: at least one balloon mounted on said tubular body, said at least one balloon being inflatable to radially extend at least one extremity of said at least one balloon from said tubular body to position said tubular body as desired relative to the walls of the blood vessel; and an inflation lumen formed on said tubular body, said inflation lumen being connected in flow communication with said at least one balloon for providing inflation pressure to said at least one balloon; wherein said at least one balloon, in the inflated state, has at least one open passageway to provide said flow path for blood.
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