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Methods and apparatus for crossing vascular occlusions

Assignee: Cordis US Corp

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Filing: 1999-10-27

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Granted: 2001-04-24

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Expires: 2019-10-27

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Abstract

Abstract Methods and apparatus for crossing totally to substantially occluded blood vessels by passing a redirectable wire such as a guidewire from a relatively proximal point past the occlusion within a subintimal space formed between the intimal layer and the adventitial layer of a blood vessel wall. The wire may be advanced to a point distal to the occlusion, and thereafter deflected back into the blood vessel lumen, typically using a deflecting catheter which is advanced over the guidewire after it has been positioned within the subintimal space. The deflecting catheter may include a flapper valve assembly or preformed actuator wire for redirecting the guidewire. After the guidewire is returned to the blood vessel lumen, the deflecting catheter may be withdrawn, and the guidewire may be available for introduction of other interventional and diagnostic catheters for performing procedures such as stenting.

Inventors

👤 Matthew R. Selmon
👤 Charles F. Milo
👤 Fred Co
👤 Mark Campello
👤 Ronald French
👤 Amiel Aguilar

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 14:58

CPC Classifications

A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00252; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22042; A61B2017/22044; A61B2017/22072; A61B2017/22074; A61B2017/22077; A61B2017/22094; A61B2017/22095; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3925; A61M2025/018; A61M25/0194; A61M2025/0197

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9

Claim 1

Independent Claim 116 words

A method for crossing a substantially occluded blood vessel, said method comprising: selecting a guidewire with a deflectable distal tip configured for advancement within a lumen of a blood vessel wall; creating a longitudinal dissection plane within a wall the blood vessel by inserting the guidewire into blood vessel wall from within the blood vessel lumen at a proximal location relative to a vascular occlusion; forming a channel along the dissection plane within the blood vessel wall by advancing the guidewire within the blood vessel wall in a relatively distal direction; and selectively deflecting the distal tip of the guidewire at a relatively distal location relative to the proximal location back into the blood vessel lumen.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 116 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 15 words

A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the blood vessel is an artery.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 14 words

A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the artery is coronary artery.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 19 words

A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising performing an interventional or diagnostic procedure over the guidewire.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 38 words

A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising advancing an interventional or diagnostic catheter over the deflected guidewire from a position relatively proximal to the occlusion, through the channel, and back into the blood vessel lumen.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 25 words

A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising imaging the occlusion and blood vessel lumen to identify their relative location to the guidewire.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 31 words

A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the blood vessel is an artery and the imaging step comprises imaging from a position in a vein adjacent to the artery.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 41 words

A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the distal tip of the guidewire is deflected by providing the guidewire tip with a resilient curved end, and distally advancing the guidewire from a constraining lumen into the blood vessel lumen.

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