SMART IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:WO2022235762A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:PCT/US2022/027625

    申请日:2022-05-04

    Abstract: An irrigation and aspiration system that includes a catheter shaft haying a distal end that is in fluid communication with an interior of a kidney, an irrigation. channel and an aspiration channel extending through the shaft, a bypass channel fluidly coupled, with the irrigation channel and the aspiration channel, a bypass valve configured to control a level of fluid communication between the irrigation and aspiration channels via the bypass channel, an aspiration pump, at least one valve disposed, on the aspiration channel and configured to provide a pulsed flow of fluid in the aspiration channel, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with an interior of the kidney, and a controller configured to: receive at least one pressure measurement, compare the measured pressure to a threshold, and based on the comparison, send a control command to at least one of the bypass valve, aspiration pump, and the at least one valve.

    EFFICIENT MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT

    公开(公告)号:WO2020150713A2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:PCT/US2020/014293

    申请日:2020-01-20

    Abstract: An instrument for endoscopic applications, including urology. The instrument may include both irrigation and aspiration channels, effective attraction and suction of tissue and body stone fragments, enhanced viewing clarity of the operational area, illumination fibers with steering function for flexible version of the scopes. In some embodiments, a distal head is configured to locate a mouth of the working channel within a viewing angle of the visualization system. In some embodiments, a transparent cap is disposed at the distal end of endoscope to provide an enhanced view of the operational area. Irrigation and aspiration channels may be arranged so that consistent water flow will attract tissue and body stone particles and remove heated liquid. Illumination fibers may be utilized as pull linkages or push-pull linkages for deflection and steering of flexible embodiments of the scope.

    STEERING HANDLE WITH MULTI-CHANNEL MANIFOLD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020150708A2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:PCT/US2020/014282

    申请日:2020-01-20

    Abstract: Steering handles with manifolds that enable an operator to configure an endoscopic system in situ for a variety of tasks, including irrigation, aspiration, or both. In addition, the disclosed endoscopic systems facilitate rapid reconfiguration of the location of a laser fiber optic within a catheter assembly. The laser fiber optic, for example, can be removed from an irrigation channel of the endoscopic system and reinserted in the aspiration channel during a laser lithotripsy procedure. In some embodiments, the removal and reinsertion can be performed in situ ¸ without removing the catheter from the patient or the treated organ. These aspects of the disclosed system reduce the time required to perform laser lithotripsy procedures, with less trauma to the patient.

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