公开(公告)号：US20150003789A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US14489842

申请日：2014-09-18

Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.

Inventor： William E. Webler ,  Andrej M. Chudy ,  Marc M. Jalisi ,  Kevin M. Phillips ,  Michael D. Whitt ,  Susan Norton

IPC: G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/42 ,  A61B1/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/3826 ,  A61B1/00126 ,  A61B5/0062 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  G02B6/4219 ,  G02B6/4292

Abstract: The invention is directed to devices and methods for passing optical radiation into and out of a body lumen. In particular, the invention is directed to a rotatable ferrule for use in an optical guidewire and methods for using a rotatable ferrule. The rotatable ferrule may be either rotatably captured by and free to rotate within a guidewire, or may rotate upon release from a releasable, mechanically stable friction-fit engagement with a guidewire. The invention is further directed to sterile interfaces for readily connecting and disconnecting an optical guidewire with and from other optical instrumentation while maintaining the sterility of the guidewire, and methods for using a sterile interface device. The invention is also directed to interface devices that provide either direct or indirect optical and mechanical connection between an optical guidewire and peripheral instrumentation.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于将光学辐射传入和流出体腔的装置和方法。 特别地，本发明涉及一种用于光导线的可旋转套圈以及使用可旋转套圈的方法。 可旋转套圈可以被可旋转地捕获并且在导丝内自由旋转，或者可以在与导丝的可释放的机械稳定的摩擦配合接合释放时旋转。 本发明进一步涉及用于在保持导线的无菌性的同时轻松连接和断开与其他光学仪器的光导线的无菌界面，以及使用无菌接口装置的方法。 本发明还涉及在光导线和外围仪器之间提供直接或间接的光学和机械连接的接口设备。