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Aspiration system and method
Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Inc
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Filing: 1998-02-19
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Granted: 2000-11-28
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Expires: 2018-02-19
Abstract
Abstract Aspiration catheters and methods for the treatment of an occlusion in a blood vessel. These catheters and methods are especially useful in the removal of occlusions from saphenous vein grafts, the coronary and carotid arteries, arteries above the aortic arch and even smaller vessels. The catheters of the present invention are provided in either over-the-wire or in single operator form. Radiopaque markers are preferably incorporated into distal ends of the catheters, and visual markers are incorporated into the proximal end of the catheters, to facilitate their positioning within the body. The catheters are provided with varying flexibility along the length of the shaft, such that they are soft and flexible enough to be navigated through the vasculature of a patient without causing damage, but are stiff enough to sustain the axial push required to position the catheter properly and to sustain the aspiration pressures. Support mandrels and support sheaths may also be added to impart additional strength to the length of the catheter.
Inventors
- 👤 Celso J. Bagaoisan
- 👤 Hung V. Ha
- 👤 Mukund R. Patel
- 👤 Sivette Lam
- 👤 Mir Imran
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0009; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B18/245; A61M25/0043; A61M25/005; A61M25/0053; A61M25/0054; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M25/0075; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/09016; A61M25/09033; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; A61M25/1018; A61M25/10184; A61M25/104; A61B2017/22051; A61B2017/22065; A61B2017/22067; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B2017/320716; A61B2217/00; A61B2217/002; A61B2217/005; A61M2025/0018; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M2025/0034; A61M2025/0037; A61M2025/0183; A61M2025/09008; A61M2025/09175; A61M2025/09183; A61M2025/1015; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M2025/1079; A61M2025/109; A61M2025/1093; A61M25/0029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A catheter system, comprising: an aspiration catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, a hollow aspiration lumen, and a hollow guidewire lumen sized and configured to receive a guidewire therethrough, wherein the aspiration lumen and guidewire lumen are adjacent one another; a valve in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen of the aspiration catheter; a hollow extension line in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen and the valve; a source of negative pressure in fluid communication with the aspiration lumnen and the valve; one or more support mandrels positioned alongside the aspiration lumen and guidewire lumen; and a shrink tube that surrounds at least a portion of the aspiration lumen, guidewire lumen, and one or more support mandrels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A catheter system, comprising: an aspiration catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, a hollow aspiration lumen, and a hollow guidewire lumen sized and configured to receive a guidewire therethrough, wherein the aspiration lumen and guidewire lumen are adjacent one another; a valve in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen of the aspiration catheter; a hollow extension line in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen and the valve; a source of negative pressure in fluid communication with the aspiration lumnen and the valve; one or more support mandrels positioned alongside the aspiration lumen and guidewire lumen; and a shrink tube that surrounds at least a portion of the aspiration lumen, guidewire lumen, and one or more support mandrels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The catheter system of claim 1, wherein the shrink tube is formed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
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