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Endoluminal radiofrequency cauterization system
Assignee: United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Filing: 2001-12-06
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Granted: 2004-01-13
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Expires: 2021-12-06
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are methods and devices for occluding the lumen of a hollow organ by delivering radiofrequency energy to the inner wall of a hollow organ. The disclosure includes radiofrequency electrodes that expand, in a deployed condition, to contact the walls of the organ. In some embodiments, the electrodes substantially conform to the inner wall to enhance therapeutic contact. Methods are also disclosed for using these electrodes to totally or partially occlude a lumen, or remove or reduce a total or partial occlusion of a lumen.
Inventors
- 👤 Bradford J. Wood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12113; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12136; A61B2017/00004; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00214; A61B2018/00267; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00404; A61B2018/00422; A61B2018/1405; A61B2018/1435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A device for delivering electrical energy to a wall of a lumen, comprising: an elongate non-conductive catheter sized for introduction into the lumen, said catheter having a side port defined therein; and a conductive member capable of conducting en electrical signal, wherein the conductive member is contained within the catheter, the conductive member is movable between a non-deployed position within the catheter and a deployed position in which the conductive member is advanced longitudinally through and out of the catheter through said side port laterally of the catheter, wherein the conductive member assumes an external envelope configuration that substantially conforms to the wall of the lumen when the conductive member is in the deployed position.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
A device for delivering electrical energy to a wall of a lumen, comprising: an elongate non-conductive catheter sized for introduction into the lumen, said catheter having a side port defined therein; and a conductive member capable of conducting en electrical signal, wherein the conductive member is contained within the catheter, the conductive member is movable between a non-deployed position within the catheter and a deployed position in which the conductive member is advanced longitudinally through and out of the catheter through said side port laterally of the catheter, wherein the conductive member assumes an external envelope configuration that substantially conforms to the wall of the lumen when the conductive member is in the deployed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein said distal end portion of the conductive member in the non-deployed position is substantially linear and, in the deployed position, assumes a substantially helical shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 2 , wherein the conductive member comprises a memory material that assumes the substantially helical shape when the conductive member is advanced out of the catheter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 , further comprising a source of electrical energy selectively in contact with the conductive member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 4 , wherein the source of electrical energy is radiofrequency energy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein the catheter is sized for insertion into a blood vessel.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for delivering electrical energy to a wall of a lumen, comprising: an elongate non-conductive catheter sized for introduction into the lumen, said catheter having a side port defined therein; and a conductive member capable of conducting an electrical signal, wherein the conductive member is contained within the catheter, the conductive member is movable between a non-deployed position within the catheter and a deployed position in which the conductive member is advanced longitudinally through and out of the catheter through said side port laterally of the catheter, wherein the conductive member substantially conforms to the wall of the lumen when the conductive member is in the deployed position, wherein the conductive member in the non-deployed position slides within the catheter and, in the deployed position, assumes a preformed envelope external to the catheter, the envelope having first and second ends, wherein the envelope tapers towards the first and second ends.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
151 words
A device for delivering electrical energy to a wall of a lumen, comprising: an elongate non-conductive catheter sized for introduction into the lumen, said catheter having a side port defined therein; and a conductive member capable of conducting an electrical signal, wherein the conductive member is contained within the catheter, the conductive member is movable between a non-deployed position within the catheter and a deployed position in which the conductive member is advanced longitudinally through and out of the catheter through said side port laterally of the catheter, wherein the conductive member substantially conforms to the wall of the lumen when the conductive member is in the deployed position, wherein the conductive member in the non-deployed position slides within the catheter and, in the deployed position, assumes a preformed envelope external to the catheter, the envelope having first and second ends, wherein the envelope tapers towards the first and second ends.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device of claim 7 , wherein the catheter in the deployed position is a helix that expands to an enlarged central diameter that is greater than a proximal diameter of the helix at the catheter or a distal diameter of the helix at a distal end of the conductive member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 8 , wherein the conductive member in the non-deployed position is substantially linear and, in the deployed position, assumes a substantially helical shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive member comprises a memory material that assumes the substantially helical shape when the conductive member is advanced out of the catheter.
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