Catheter incorporating a guidewire exit ramp
    4.
    发明授权
    Catheter incorporating a guidewire exit ramp 有权
    导管结合导丝出口斜坡

    公开(公告)号:US08221357B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-17

    申请号:US12939899

    申请日:2010-11-04

    IPC分类号: A61M5/178

    摘要: Guidewire exit ramp members that may be placed over a tubular member having a guidewire lumen, which longitudinally extending and laterally accessible, and methods of use. The guidewire exit ramp member can be placed to force a guidewire loaded through the lumen in a first direction to be forced out of the lumen via an opening, slit or channel. The guidewire exit ramp member, in an illustrative embodiment, takes the form of a relatively short member having a proximal portion and a distally extending flap. The flap may be designed to enter and remain in a longitudinally accessible guidewire lumen. Combinations of such ramp members and device shafts having longitudinally extending laterally accessible guidewire lumens are also disclosed, as are methods for securing such combinations together. A method of backloading a guidewire into a catheter while causing lateral exit of the guidewire at a desired location is also shown.

    摘要翻译: 导丝出口斜坡构件,其可以放置在具有纵向延伸和横向可及的导丝管腔的管状构件上,以及使用方法。 导丝出口斜坡构件可以被放置成迫使沿着第一方向穿过内腔的导丝线经由开口,狭缝或通道被迫离开内腔。 在说明性实施例中,导丝出口斜坡构件采取具有近端部分和远侧延伸翼片的较短构件的形式。 翼片可以被设计成进入并保持在纵向可访问的导丝管腔中。 还公开了具有纵向延伸的横向可接近的导丝管腔的这种斜坡构件和装置轴的组合,以及用于将这些组合固定在一起的方法。 还示出了将导丝装载到导管中同时引起导丝在期望位置处的横向排出的方法。

    FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER
    5.
    发明申请
    FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER 审中-公开
    光纤成像导管

    公开(公告)号:US20110213206A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13041520

    申请日:2011-03-07

    IPC分类号: A61B1/005

    摘要: A steerable imaging catheter is provided, including an elongated catheter tube, at least one steering cable extending along the catheter tube to control the movement of the distal end thereof, and a fiber optic cable extending along the catheter tube. The fiber optic cable transmits illumination light from its proximal end to its distal end and transmits an image from its distal end to its proximal end. In one embodiment, two or more steering cables are used, and the catheter tube is configured to have greater flexibility near its distal end than its proximal end so as to concentrate the movement (flexing) of the catheter tube at its distal end. The use of two or more steering cables, together with the catheter tube having varying flexibility, permit better control of the distal end of the catheter tube while reducing undue twisting of the remainder of the catheter tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种可操纵的成像导管,包括细长的导管管,至少一个转导电缆,其沿着导管管延伸以控制其远端的运动,以及沿导管管延伸的光缆。 光纤电缆将照明光从其近端传输到其远端,并将图像从其远端传送到其近端。 在一个实施例中,使用两个或更多个转向电缆,并且导管管被配置为在其远端附近具有比其近端更大的灵活性,以便集中导管管在其远端处的运动(弯曲)。 使用两个或更多个转向电缆以及具有不同柔性的导管管允许更好地控制导管的远端,同时减少导管的其余部分的不适当的扭转。

    Method of making a flexible device shaft with angled spiral wrap
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of making a flexible device shaft with angled spiral wrap 有权
    制造具有成角螺旋形包装的柔性装置轴的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08677602B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US13357676

    申请日:2012-01-25

    IPC分类号: B23P13/00 H01B7/17

    摘要: Spiral-wound materials, spirals, and shafts made therefrom that have wraps with edges that may nest within one another are described. Such edges allow the spiral to achieve a smaller bending radius, meaning tighter turns and more flexibility due to the ability of adjacent wraps to nest within each other when the shaft is bent. Spirals having wraps with edges capable of nesting can be used in the medical field for devices that track anatomy, such as endoscopes, colonoscopes, catheters, and the like.

    摘要翻译: 描述了螺旋缠绕材料,螺旋形和由其制成的轴,它们可以彼此嵌套的边缘包裹。 这样的边缘允许螺旋获得较小的弯曲半径,这意味着由于当轴弯曲时相邻的缠绕层彼此嵌套的能力,意味着更紧的匝数和更大的柔性。 具有能够嵌套的边缘的螺旋可以用于医疗领域用于追踪解剖结构的装置,例如内窥镜,结肠镜,导管等。

    Catheter incorporating a guidewire exit ramp
    9.
    发明授权
    Catheter incorporating a guidewire exit ramp 有权
    导管结合导丝出口斜坡

    公开(公告)号:US08556857B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US13545757

    申请日:2012-07-10

    IPC分类号: A61M5/178

    摘要: Guidewire exit ramp members that may be placed over a tubular member having a guidewire lumen, which longitudinally extending and laterally accessible, and methods of use. The guidewire exit ramp member can be placed to force a guidewire loaded through the lumen in a first direction to be forced out of the lumen via an opening, slit or channel. The guidewire exit ramp member, in an illustrative embodiment, takes the form of a relatively short member having a proximal portion and a distally extending flap. The flap may be designed to enter and remain in a longitudinally accessible guidewire lumen. Combinations of such ramp members and device shafts having longitudinally extending laterally accessible guidewire lumens are also disclosed, as are methods for securing such combinations together. A method of backloading a guidewire into a catheter while causing lateral exit of the guidewire at a desired location is also shown.

    摘要翻译: 导丝出口斜坡构件,其可以放置在具有纵向延伸和横向可及的导丝管腔的管状构件上,以及使用方法。 导丝出口斜坡构件可以被放置成迫使沿着第一方向穿过内腔的导丝线经由开口,狭缝或通道被迫离开内腔。 在说明性实施例中,导丝出口斜坡构件采取具有近端部分和远侧延伸翼片的较短构件的形式。 翼片可以被设计成进入并保持在纵向可访问的导丝管腔中。 还公开了具有纵向延伸的横向可接近的导丝管腔的这种斜坡构件和装置轴的组合,以及用于将这些组合固定在一起的方法。 还示出了将导丝装载到导管中同时引起导丝在期望位置处的横向排出的方法。

    Catheter Incorporating a Guidewire Exit Ramp
    10.
    发明申请
    Catheter Incorporating a Guidewire Exit Ramp 有权
    导管结合导丝出口斜坡

    公开(公告)号:US20110046608A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-24

    申请号:US12939899

    申请日:2010-11-04

    IPC分类号: A61M25/09

    摘要: Guidewire exit ramp members that may be placed over a tubular member having a guidewire lumen, which longitudinally extending and laterally accessible, and methods of use. The guidewire exit ramp member can be placed to force a guidewire loaded through the lumen in a first direction to be forced out of the lumen via an opening, slit or channel. The guidewire exit ramp member, in an illustrative embodiment, takes the form of a relatively short member having a proximal portion and a distally extending flap. The flap may be designed to enter and remain in a longitudinally accessible guidewire lumen. Combinations of such ramp members and device shafts having longitudinally extending laterally accessible guidewire lumens are also disclosed, as are methods for securing such combinations together. A method of backloading a guidewire into a catheter while causing lateral exit of the guidewire at a desired location is also shown.

    摘要翻译: 导丝出口斜坡构件,其可以放置在具有纵向延伸和横向可及的导丝管腔的管状构件上,以及使用方法。 导丝出口斜坡构件可以被放置成迫使沿着第一方向穿过内腔的导丝线经由开口,狭缝或通道被迫离开内腔。 在说明性实施例中,导丝出口斜坡构件采取具有近端部分和远侧延伸翼片的较短构件的形式。 翼片可以被设计成进入并保持在纵向可访问的导丝管腔中。 还公开了具有纵向延伸的横向可接近的导丝管腔的这种斜坡构件和装置轴的组合,以及用于将这些组合固定在一起的方法。 还示出了将导丝装载到导管中同时引起导丝在期望位置处的横向排出的方法。