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US6004295A
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Catheters
Assignee: An Go Gen Inc
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Filing: 1998-06-26
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2018-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A catheter assembly especially adapted for injecting therapeutic liquids such as DNA solutions to a patient's myocardium comprises an elongated guiding catheter for insertion through a patient's artery to the vicinity of the myocardium, a reservoir for therapeutic liquid at the distal end of the guiding catheter, one or more injection needles protruding from the distal end of the guiding catheter and in fluid communication with the reservoir, the extent of needle protrusion being appropriate for penetration of but not passage through the myocardial wall, and an operating device for delivering a predetermined quantity of therapeutic liquid from the reservoir through the needles.
Inventors
- 👤 Anatoly Langer
- 👤 Duncan John Stewart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/0082; A61M25/0084; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22072; A61B2017/22074; A61B2017/22077; A61B2017/22082; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392; A61M2025/0004; A61M2025/0089; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/12; A61M2210/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A catheter assembly comprising: an elongated flexible biocompatible tube constituting a guiding catheter and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a reservoir adapted to contain treatment fluid and disposed in the distal end portion of the guiding catheter; a guide wire extending through the reservoir to protrude beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; at least one needle adapted to protrude from the reservoir and beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter to a predetermined extent; said at least one needle having a bore with an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet disposed distally beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; operating means for delivering a predetermined quantity of treatment fluid from the reservoir through the needle outlet; and an operating wire extending axially through the guiding catheter from the proximal end thereof to the reservoir, said operating wire connecting the reservoir to the operating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A catheter assembly comprising: an elongated flexible biocompatible tube constituting a guiding catheter and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a reservoir adapted to contain treatment fluid and disposed in the distal end portion of the guiding catheter; a guide wire extending through the reservoir to protrude beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; at least one needle adapted to protrude from the reservoir and beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter to a predetermined extent; said at least one needle having a bore with an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet disposed distally beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; operating means for delivering a predetermined quantity of treatment fluid from the reservoir through the needle outlet; and an operating wire extending axially through the guiding catheter from the proximal end thereof to the reservoir, said operating wire connecting the reservoir to the operating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A catheter assembly of claim 1 wherein said operating means is operable to change the volume of said reservoir so as to expel the contents thereof through said at least one needle in predetermined quantity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The catheter assembly of claim 2 wherein said reservoir comprises a cartridge having a distal end wall carrying said at least one needle and a proximal end wall constituted by a movable plunger connected to said operating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The catheter assembly of claim 3 wherein said cartridge is movable axially with respect to the guiding catheter in response to operation of the operating means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The catheter assembly of claim 2 including an injection catheter disposed within and axially movable relative to said guiding catheter in response to operation of said operating means, said injection catheter incorporating the reservoir and means for changing the volume of the reservoir.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The catheter assembly of claim 5 wherein the reservoir comprises a generally cylindrical chamber having a distal end wall carrying said at least one injection needle, and a proximal end wall movable axially within the chamber in response to operation of the operating means to constitute the means for changing the volume of the reservoir.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The catheter assembly of claim 2 including an injection catheter disposed within the guiding catheter, said injection catheter having the reservoir formed therein and defined by deformable side walls, the operating means being operable to compress the reservoir to expel liquid contents thereof through the injection needle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The catheter assembly of claim 7 wherein the operating means comprises a source of fluid pressure applicable to the exterior of the deformable side walls of the reservoir to effect compression thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The catheter assembly of claim 1 wherein said operating wire is tubular.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catheter assembly of claim 9 wherein the guide wire extends axially through the tubular operating wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The catheter assembly of claim 1 including an injection catheter disposed within the guiding catheter, said injection catheter having the reservoir formed therein as a narrow, axially extending lumen, connected at its proximal end to an operating means in the form of a syringe of liquid operable to apply liquid pressure to expel liquid from the lumen through the injection needle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The catheter assembly of claim 1 wherein the guide wire extends through the needle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
164 words
A catheter assembly comprising: an elongated flexible biocompatible tube constituting a guiding catheter and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an injection catheter disposed within the guiding catheter; a reservoir adapted to contain treatment fluid and disposed within the injection catheter and at the distal end portion of the guiding catheter, said reservoir being defined by deformable side walls; at least one needle adapted to protrude from the reservoir and beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter to a predetermined extent; said at least one needle having a bore with an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet disposed distally beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; operating means for delivering a predetermined quantity of treatment fluid from the reservoir through the needle outlet, said operating means comprising a source of fluid pressure applicable to the exterior of the deformable side walls of the reservoir to effect compression thereof for delivering said predetermined quantity of treatment fluid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
164 words
A catheter assembly comprising: an elongated flexible biocompatible tube constituting a guiding catheter and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an injection catheter disposed within the guiding catheter; a reservoir adapted to contain treatment fluid and disposed within the injection catheter and at the distal end portion of the guiding catheter, said reservoir being defined by deformable side walls; at least one needle adapted to protrude from the reservoir and beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter to a predetermined extent; said at least one needle having a bore with an inlet communicating with the reservoir and an outlet disposed distally beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter; operating means for delivering a predetermined quantity of treatment fluid from the reservoir through the needle outlet, said operating means comprising a source of fluid pressure applicable to the exterior of the deformable side walls of the reservoir to effect compression thereof for delivering said predetermined quantity of treatment fluid.
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