Abstract:
An elongated catheter (41111) having an interior and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a lumen (81111) passing through the catheter. The catheter further including an enclosed cavity (451111) between the interior and exterior surfaces which encircles the lumen. The cavity having an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall being a resilient sleeve which can stretch generally independently of the inner wall. The cavity containing an amount of a suitable lubricating substance (381111) effective to permit the resilient sleeve to slide along an outer surface of the inner wall while in lubricated contact therewith when stretched independently of the inner wall, wherein the inner and the outer wall are joined together at distal end proximal ends of the enclosed cavity. An automated method for producing the same, including a series of automated dipping steps, is also disclosed. A ''Foley'' catheter having a balloon portion and a lubricated resilient sleeve, as disclosed above, is also disclosed, as are methods for manufacturing the same.
Abstract:
Cathéter expansible intégral d'une seule pièce à parois minces de haute résistance (8). Le catheter (8) a une extrémité (12) qui est partiellement ou totalement fermée et il est au moins orienté uniaxialement sur toute sa longeur. On décrit aussi le procédé et l'appareil (50) servant à fabriquer le cathéter (8). Les cathéters de la présente invention ont une résistance à la traction d'environ 10,000 psi ou plus à n'importe quel point de la longueur totale du cathéter, y compris l'extrémité partiellement fermée (12).
Abstract:
A balloon catheter (4) and method of making same. The method includes providing a tube (2) having an outer surface (14) and a plurality of lumens (6, 8) including first (6) and second (8) lumens, the tube including a first lumen (6) access opening (12) in the outer surface communicating with the first lumen (6); simultaneously coating a first portion of the outer surface with an amount of a bond preventing agent effective to prevent bonding to the first portion of the outer surface and plugging the first lumen access opening (12); and subsequently coating a second portion of the outer surface and the coating of bond preventing agent on the first portion of the outer surface with a polymeric bonding composition, wherein a resilient overcoat layer (38) is created which is fixed to and integral with the tube proximate the second portion of the outer surface and free from adherence to the tube proximate the first portion of the outer surface.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un cathéter à ballon (4) et le procédé pour sa fabrication. Le procédé consiste à utiliser un tube (2) ayant une surface externe (14) et une pluralité de passages (6, 8), incluant un premier passage (6) et un second passage (8), le tube comprenant une ouverture d'accès (12) dans la surface externe communiquant avec le premier passage (6); le revêtement simultané d'une première portion de la surface externe avec une quantité d'un agent empêchant la liaison sur la première partie de la surface externe et bouchant l'ouverture d'accès (12) au premier passage, et le revêtement ultérieur d'une seconde partie de la surface externe et le revêtement de l'agent de prévention de liaison sur la prmière partie de la surface externe à l'aide d'une composition polymère de liaison, consistant à créer une couche résiliente de recouvrement (38) fixée et faisant partie intégrante du tube à proximité de la seconde partie de la surface externe et sans adhérer au tube à proximité de la première partie de la surface externe.
Abstract:
Ce dispositif possède une partie tige (21) comprenant au moins un premier tube (22) disposé à l'intérieur d'un second tube (23), les tubes étant reliés à une paire d'extrémités par un élément flexible (24) recouvrant l'ouverture (25) du passage (26) formé entre le tube intérieur et le tube extérieur. L'élément flexible est disposé de telle manière que les tubes peuvent se déplacer l'un par rapport à l'autre et que, par un mouvement du tube intérieur s'éloignant ou se rapprochant d'une extrémité du tube extérieur, l'élément flexible peut être soit retiré à l'intérieur de l'extrémité adjacente du tube extérieur à emprisonner à l'intérieur du tube extérieur, soit poussé à l'extérieur de l'extrémité adjacente du tube extérieur pour former un ballon (24). On peut gonfler le ballon à l'intérieur de la cavité du corps en utilisant un fluide sous pression fourni au ballon à partir de l'extérieur du corps par ledit passage (26).
Abstract:
A cannula for insertion into a body cavity, duct, or vessel of a patient includes a parent cannula member 12 and an integral radiopaque tip 14. The tip 14 is configured so as to be distinguishable from internal body parts in an X ray or flouroscopic image, thus serving to precisely locate the position of the cannula within the patient without substantially obstructing the physician's view of such body parts. The cannula tip 14 and parent member 12 are separately pre-formed from a non-toxic polymeric material and can be constructed so as to have different hardnesses. In one embodiment, thetip is softer than the parent member in order to prevent internal injury to the patient, while in a second embodiment the tip is harder than the parent member for facilitating certain catheterization applications. The pre-formed tip and parent member are then dielectrically heated and welded securely together to form a unitary, integral cannula using a dielectric heating apparatus (not shown in Figure 1). The electrodes of the dielectric heating apparatus are connected to dies whose diametrical dimensions conform closely to those of the tip and parent member to provide the present cannula with completely smooth interior and exterior surfaces, In order to prevent the burning of the cannula during this heating process, air is vented from the junction area by providing the outer die with a convex interior surface and by forming longitudinal grooves in the external surface of the inner die or mandrel. The inner mandrel is formed by encapsulating the inner electrode with a highly insulative material to further inhibit burning of the cannula.
Abstract:
Balloon catheter and methods for making and using balloon catheters are disclosed. An example balloon catheter may include a proximal shaft. A midshaft may be attached to the proximal shaft. The midshaft may have an outer wall. A distal shaft may be attached to the midshaft. A balloon may be coupled to the distal shaft. An inflation lumen may be defined that extends from the proximal shaft, through the midshaft, and into the distal shaft. The inflation lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon. A core wire may be disposed within the inflation lumen and may be attached to the midshaft.
Abstract:
Articulation devices, systems, methods for articulation, and methods for fabricating articulation structures will often include simple balloon arrays, with inflation of the balloons interacting with elongate skeletal support structures so as to locally alter articulation of the skeleton. The balloons can be mounted to a substrate of the array, with the substrate having channels that can direct inflation fluid to a subset of the balloons. The articulation array structure may be formed using simple planar 3-D printing, extrusion, and/or micromachining techniques. The skeleton may comprise a simple helical coil, and the array can be used to locally deflect or elongate an axis of the coil under control of a processor. Inflation fluid may be directed to the balloons from an inflation fluid reservoir of an inflation system, with the inflation system preferably including valves controlled by the processor. The articulation structures can be employed in minimally invasive medical catheter systems, and also for industrial robotics, for supporting imaging systems, for entertainment and consumer products, and the like.