Expandable and retrievable stent
    1.
    发明申请
    Expandable and retrievable stent 有权
    可扩张和可回收的支架

    公开(公告)号:US20060259119A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11414977

    申请日:2006-05-01

    申请人: Brian Rucker

    发明人: Brian Rucker

    IPC分类号: A61F2/06

    摘要: An expandable and retrievable stent is disclosed herein. The stent includes an inner strut, a first traveling anchor movably attached to the inner strut and a second anchor secured to the inner strut. The stent further includes frame connected to the first traveling anchor and the second anchor wherein the frame has at least a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The stent may also include a generally cylindrical sleeve.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了可扩张和可回收支架。 支架包括内支柱,可移动地附接到内支柱的第一移动锚固件和固定到内支柱的第二锚固件。 支架还包括连接到第一移动锚固件和第二锚固件的框架,其中框架具有至少一个径向压缩构造和径向扩张构型。 支架还可以包括大致圆柱形的套筒。

    System and method for introducing multiple medical devices
    3.
    发明申请
    System and method for introducing multiple medical devices 有权
    引入多种医疗器械的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050059890A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-17

    申请号:US10902625

    申请日:2004-07-29

    摘要: A method and apparatus for introducing a first elongate medical device and short wire guide that are coupled together into a work site and remotely disconnecting them within the work site such that a secondary device comprising a catheter member can be introduced over the wire guide to the work site, and/or a second wire guide can be introduced to the work site via a passageway of the primary access device. A system of indicia, such as radiopaque or viewable markers, permit the operator to monitor the relative alignment of the devices within the work site to determine when uncoupling has occurred. In one example of the method, a wire guide and primary access device (e.g., a sphincterotome) is coupled to the wire guide and introduced via a duodenoscope into the biliary system. After performing a first medical operation, the devices are uncoupled with the wire guide being left within the biliary system such that a secondary access device, such as a balloon, biopsy device, stent delivery catheter, dilator, etc., can be introduced to perform a second medical operation without a traditional over-the-wire exchange being required. In another example of the method, a prosthesis, such as a valve or stent, is placed within the work site coupled to a wire guide which is remotely disconnected within the work site and a secondary device, such as a dilation balloon or second prosthesis, is introduced into the work site after the first delivery system is removed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于引入第一细长医疗装置和短线引导件的方法和装置,所述第一细长医疗装置和短导线引导件联接在一起成为工作现场并在工作现场内远程地断开它们,使得包括导管部件的辅助装置可以被引导到导线器上, 现场和/或第二导线引导件可以经由主接入设备的通道引入到工作现场。 诸如不透射线或可见标记的标记系统允许操作者监视工作现场内的设备的相对对准以确定何时发生解偶联。 在该方法的一个示例中,线导向器和主入口装置(例如括约肌切开机)联接到线导引件并经十二指肠镜引入胆道系统。 在执行第一次医疗操作之后,将装置与线引导件脱离在胆汁系统内,使得可以引入二次进入装置,例如气囊,活检装置,支架输送导管,扩张器等,以执行 不需要传统的线上交换即可进行第二次医疗。 在该方法的另一示例中,诸如阀或支架的假体被放置在工作部位内,该工作部位与工作部位远程断开的线引导件相连,并且辅助装置(例如扩张气囊或第二假体) 在第一个传送系统被删除之后被引入工作现场。

    Method and apparatus for augmentation of a sphincter
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for augmentation of a sphincter 有权
    括约肌增大的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060142789A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-29

    申请号:US11300911

    申请日:2005-12-15

    IPC分类号: A61B17/08

    摘要: A system and method for delivering one or more implantable members, such as metal coils, via an introducer member, such as an endoscopic needle, into a space created within the submucosal layers of the LES to augment and bulk the sphincter to improve compliance in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The implantable member comprises a first substantially straightened configuration when carried by the introducer member, whereby it assumes a more curvilinear or coiled configuration following deployment such that it expands against adjacent submucosal tissue, creating a bulge at the implantation site. In another embodiment, the implantable member can serve as an anchoring port for sutures or other elements introduced for gastroplication of the LES to create tissue folds that increase sphincter compliance. The implantable members may be configured to include an external portion that interconnects with an adjacent implantable member, thereby creating tension that also increases compliance of the LES.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将一个或多个可植入构件(例如金属线圈)经由诸如内窥镜针的导引器构件递送到在LES的粘膜下层内产生的空间中的装置和方法,以增加和扩大括约肌以改善患者的顺应性 伴有胃食管反流病。 可植入构件包括由导入构件承载时的第一基本矫直构造,由此在展开之后,其呈现更曲线或卷曲构造,使得其相对于相邻的粘膜下组织扩张,在植入位置处产生凸起。 在另一个实施例中,可植入构件可以用作用于缝合线或用于LES胃肠引入的其它元件的锚定端口,以产生增加括约肌顺应性的组织折叠。 可植入构件可以被配置为包括与相邻的可植入构件互连的外部部分,从而产生也增加LES的顺应性的张力。

    System for introducing multiple medical devices
    7.
    发明申请
    System for introducing multiple medical devices 审中-公开
    引进多种医疗器械的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050070794A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-31

    申请号:US10901561

    申请日:2004-07-29

    摘要: A method and apparatus for introducing a first elongate medical device and short wire guide that are coupled together into a work site and remotely disconnecting them within the work site such that a secondary device comprising a catheter member can be introduced over the wire guide to the work site, and/or a second wire guide can be introduced to the work site via a passageway of the primary access device. A system of indicia, such as radiopaque or viewable markers, permits the operator to monitor the relative alignment of the devices within the work site to determine when uncoupling has occurred. In one example of the method, a wire guide and primary access device (e.g., a sphincterotome) is coupled to the wire guide and introduced via a duodenoscope into the biliary system. After performing a first medical operation, the devices are uncoupled with the wire guide being left within the biliary system such that a secondary access device, such as a balloon, biopsy device, stent delivery catheter, dilator, etc., can be introduced to perform a second medical operation without a traditional over-the-wire exchange being required. In another example of the method, a prosthesis, such as a valve or stent, is placed within the work site coupled to a wire guide which is remotely disconnected within the work site and a secondary device, such as a dilation balloon or second prosthesis, is introduced into the work site after the first delivery system is removed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于引入第一细长医疗装置和短线引导件的方法和装置,所述第一细长医疗装置和短导线引导件联接在一起成为工作现场并在工作现场内远程地断开它们,使得包括导管部件的辅助装置可以被引导到导线器上, 现场和/或第二导线引导件可以经由主接入设备的通道引入到工作现场。 诸如不透射线或可见标记的标记系统允许操作者监视工作现场内的设备的相对对准以确定何时发生解偶联。 在该方法的一个示例中,线导向器和主入口装置(例如括约肌切开机)联接到线导引件并经十二指肠镜引入胆道系统。 在执行第一次医疗操作之后,将装置与线引导件脱离在胆汁系统内,使得可以引入二次进入装置,例如气囊,活检装置,支架输送导管,扩张器等,以执行 不需要传统的线上交换即可进行第二次医疗。 在该方法的另一示例中,诸如阀或支架的假体被放置在工作部位内,该工作部位与工作部位远程断开的线引导件相连,并且辅助装置(例如扩张气囊或第二假体) 在第一个传送系统被删除之后被引入工作现场。

    PAPILLA SPREADER
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20080015416A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-17

    申请号:US11776212

    申请日:2007-07-11

    申请人: Brian Rucker

    发明人: Brian Rucker

    IPC分类号: A61B1/32

    摘要: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for facilitating entry through a bodily opening comprising a spreader having a plurality of arms, each of the arms being formed of a resilient material and shaped so that the distal ends tend to be spaced apart from each other when the spreader is in an open position. At least one of the arms has an engaging member having a sharpness adapted to grasp tissue. When the spreader is radially deployed to the open position, the engaging member grasps tissue adjacent the bodily opening and urges the tissue away from the opening to facilitate visualization of the opening and/or access into the opening. A catheter or other device may subsequently be inserted between one or more arms of the spreader and through the bodily opening while the spreader holds the tissue in a spread position.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于促进通过身体开口进入的装置和方法,其包括具有多个臂的吊具,每个臂由弹性材料形成,并且成形为使得当末端倾向于彼此间隔时, 吊具处于开放状态。 至少一个臂具有适于抓住组织的具有锐度的接合构件。 当吊具径向展开到打开位置时,接合构件抓住邻近身体开口的组织并且促使组织远离开口,以便于开启和/或进入开口的可视化。 导管或其他装置随后可以插入在扩张器的一个或多个臂之间并且通过身体开口,同时撒布机将组织保持在展开位置。

    Echogenic markers on GI medical devices
    10.
    发明申请
    Echogenic markers on GI medical devices 审中-公开
    GI医疗器械上的生态标志物

    公开(公告)号:US20060247530A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-02

    申请号:US11365580

    申请日:2006-02-28

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: An endoscopic ultrasound-guided system and method for monitoring the location of a device contained within intraluminal and extraluminal regions of a patient is described. The endoscopic ultrasound-guided system includes a linear echoendoscope, a device, and a wire guide. The device and wire guide contain echogenic surfaces which enable transducers placed at the distal end of the linear echoendoscope to ultrasonically monitor the location of the devices. When the echogenic surface of the device encounters incident ultrasound waves emitted from a series of linear array transducers, a real-time ultrasonic image of the device is generated as the incident ultrasound waves reflect off the echogenic surfaces and propagate back towards the transducers. The surgeon receives the real-time ultrasonic image of the device and then can determine the location of the device within the intraluminal or extraluminal region of the patient. After determining the location of the device, the surgeon can adjust the path of the device to ensure it is guided to the target site.

    摘要翻译: 描述了内窥镜超声引导系统和用于监测包含在患者的腔内和腔外区域内的装置的位置的方法。 内窥镜超声引导系统包括线性回声内窥镜,装置和线引导件。 该装置和导线导轨包含回声表面,使得放置在线性回声内窥镜的远端处的换能器能够超声监视装置的位置。 当装置的回波表面遇到从一系列线性阵列换能器发射的入射超声波时,随着入射超声波从回波表面反射并向换能器传播,产生该装置的实时超声波图像。 外科医生接收设备的实时超声波图像,然后可以确定装置在患者的腔内或管腔内的位置。 在确定设备的位置后,外科医生可以调整设备的路径,以确保其被引导到目标位置。