49 results about "Occlusion catheter" patented technology

A thromboembolic removal system for treating ischemic stroke, including a guide and occlusion catheter, a delivery and aspiration catheter, an aspiration pump, a thromboembolic receiver, and a thromboembolic separator.

A thromboembolic removal system for treating ischemic stroke, including a guide and occlusion catheter, a delivery and aspiration catheter, an aspiration pump, a thromboembolic receiver, and a thromboembolic separator.

A thromboembolic removal system for treating ischemic stroke, including a guide and occlusion catheter, a delivery and aspiration catheter, an aspiration pump, a thromboembolic receiver, and a thromboembolic separator.

A thromboembolic removal system for treating ischemic stroke, including a guide and occlusion catheter, an aspiration catheter, an aspiration pump, and a thromboembolic separator. During aspiration of thromboembolic material through the aspiration catheter, the separator element is advanced from and retracted into the catheter lumen to break up or prevent clogs or flow restrictions formed by the thromboembolic material. Longitudinal channels in the separator allow aspiration through the aspiration catheter to continue even when the separator is disposed in the aspiration catheter lumen.

The present invention provides for devices and methods for providing endovascular therapy, including facilitating establishment of vascular access, placement of endovascular sheaths, catheter tip localization, and administration of vascular occlusion. The inventions includes a vessel cannulation device, an expandable sheath, an occlusion catheter, and a localizer each of which may be provided separately or used as part of a system.

The present invention provides for devices and methods for providing endovascular therapy, including facilitating establishment of vascular access, placement of endovascular sheaths, catheter tip localization, and administration of vascular occlusion. The invention includes a vessel cannulation device, an expandable sheath, an occlusion catheter, and a localizer each of which may be provided separately or used as part of a system. One embodiment of the invention is a vessel cannulation device including: a housing having a distal end with a distal tip and a proximal end; a guidewire lumen passing through the housing and at least the distal tip; a sensor coupled to the guidewire lumen; and an advancing member, which is configured for advancing at least one of a guidewire or a sheath and which is operably coupled to the sensor.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to inflatable balloon catheters and methods for deploying an inflatable balloon catheter. For example, one embodiment is directed to a catheter assembly that includes a catheter comprising proximal and distal ends and at least one longitudinal conduit extending between the proximal and distal ends. The catheter assembly also includes an inflatable balloon comprising proximal and distal ends and configured to be at least partially positioned within the longitudinal conduit when the balloon is uninflated. The inflatable balloon is further configured to be inflated when deployed from the conduit such that a diameter of the proximal end of the inflatable balloon remains substantially constant and a diameter of the distal end of the inflatable balloon is variable and capable of at least partially occluding a lumen.

Catheters such as guide catheters can be configured to provide distal occlusion, while still providing sufficient interior lumen space for device delivery. Such catheters can also provide a desired level of flexibility, yet can include sufficient column support. A catheter can include an elongate shaft having a distal region, a proximal region and a lumen extending therebetween. Distal occlusion means can be disposed over a portion of the distal region of the elongate shaft and occlusion activating means can be disposed over the elongate shaft.

A device and method for preventing an occlusion of a catheter including a catheter adapter and a catheter where a flexured portion of the catheter is supported by a bending surface of the catheter adapter. The flexured portion of the catheter may also include a maximum insertion length mark and / or a flexible support member to support and strengthen the flexured portion of the catheter against occlusions. A bending surface is provided over which a flexured portion of the catheter may gently bend to accommodate the transition of the catheter from the catheter adapter to the insertion site without occluding the catheter.

A catheter comprises an elongated tube having an interior defined by a sidewall having openings. At least a portion of the catheter is spirally formed into a corkscrew pattern or has an inwardly spiraling portion with at least one opening coincident therewith. Additionally or alternatively, the catheter comprises a septum that divides the interior into at least first and second lumens. The first and second lumens may form a double helix in a portion of the catheter coincident with the plurality of openings or along the entire length of the catheter. Methods of manufacturing the catheters involve extruding the portion of the catheter having the openings, making this portion separately then attaching it to another catheter, or heating and deforming a portion of a catheter to form a tip portion. The catheter can be used for hemodialysis by drawing blood through one lumen and returning it through another.

A support device for preventing an occlusion of a catheter's root region including an extended, flexible member extending from an end of a catheter adapter. The flexible extension is tapered such that additional support is provided to the portions of the root region most susceptible to an occlusion. Additionally, the flexible extension provides shielding to the root region thereby preventing contamination of the same. Finally, the flexible extension provides a marking function whereby the technician may insert the catheter tube until such a point that the flexible extension contacts the patient thereby preventing over insertion of the catheter tube.

Catheters configured to minimize, prevent, disrupt, and / or treat thrombus accumulation and subsequent occlusion are disclosed. Such catheters include at least one sidewall cut extending to the catheter distal end that forms catheter sidewall portions that move relative to each other when subjected to a force greater than a threshold force.

The present invention provides for devices and methods for providing endovascular therapy, including facilitating establishment of vascular access, placement of endovascular sheaths, catheter tip localization, and administration of vascular occlusion. The inventions includes a vessel cannulation device, an expandable sheath, an occlusion catheter, and a localizer each of which may be provided separately or used as part of a system.

A device and method for preventing an occlusion of a catheter including a catheter adapter and a catheter where a flexured portion of the catheter is supported by a bending surface of the catheter adapter. The flexured portion of the catheter may also include a maximum insertion length mark and / or a flexible support member to support and strengthen the flexured portion of the catheter against occlusions. A bending surface is provided over which a flexured portion of the catheter may gently bend to accommodate the transition of the catheter from the catheter adapter to the insertion site without occluding the catheter.

An occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta capable of obstructing the blood flow within the ascending aorta without inserting through the femoral artery. The occlusion catheter is provided with a drug release aperture formed in the region, which is closer to the proximal end of the catheter tube than a balloon on the outer circumference of the distal end and which is to be located in the vicinity of the coronary ostium when the balloon is placed within the ascending aorta. The present occlusion catheter, when inserted directly into the ascending aorta in the vicinity of the heart to obstruct the blood flow therewithin, enables delivery of a cardiac muscle protective drug to the vicinity of the coronary ostium without inserting the occlusion catheter through the femoral artery in the conventional manner.

A system for deploying and selectively inflating a balloon at a desired location, without the aid of fluoroscopy is described.

A method is provided for ablating a portion of the myocardium. The method includes inserting an occlusion catheter into a vessel on a heart, occluding the vessel using the occlusion catheter, inserting an ablation catheter into a chamber of the heart, positioning the ablation catheter against the myocardium, and ablating a portion of the myocardium while the vessel is occluded. The system includes an occlusion catheter having a catheter body including a tubular member having a distal portion and a bend located in the distal portion, a balloon located proximal of the bend and configured to contact an inner surface of the CS when positioned therewithin, a plurality of marker bands positioned on the catheter body, and a plurality of electrodes positioned on the catheter body. One or more electrodes or coils can be used as a reference for an electroanatomical system and can be disposed on the occlusion catheter.

A low profile occlusion catheter having a guiding atraumatic tip that prevents entry of the balloon into collateral vessels. The occlusion catheter system is particularly well suited for use in vascular occlusion and includes a pressure monitoring line to monitor the degree and state of occlusion.

The present invention provides for devices and methods for providing endovascular therapy, including facilitating establishment of vascular access, placement of endovascular sheaths, catheter tip localization, and administration of vascular occlusion. The invention includes a vessel cannulation device, an expandable sheath, an occlusion catheter, and a localizer each of which may be provided separately or used as part of a system. One embodiment of the invention is a vessel cannulation device including: a housing having a distal end with a distal tip and a proximal end; a guidewire lumen passing through the housing and at least the distal tip; a sensor coupled to the guidewire lumen; and an advancing member, which is configured for advancing at least one of a guidewire or a sheath and which is operably coupled to the sensor.

A system for treating a vascular condition, including a hollow guidewire having a central lumen and an inflation hole formed in a sidewall of the hollow guidewire, an occlusion balloon attached proximate to a distal end of the hollow guidewire, and a frictional valve. The frictional valve includes a portion of a core wire positioned within a proximal end of the hollow guidewire, a valve plug attached to the core wire, and at least one frictional plug attached to the core wire proximal to the valve plug. Flow of fluid through the central lumen of the hollow guidewire is controlled by axial translation of the core wire to position the valve plug with respect to the inflation hole, while the frictional plug provides a tailored valve compliance characteristic.

A fluid management system for moving bodily fluid accumulated due to ascites, pleural effusion or pericardial effusion is provided including an implantable pump coupled to an inflow catheter, an outflow catheter, and optionally an anti-clog catheter. The fluid management system facilitates removal of fluid from a body region, such as the peritoneum, pleural cavity or pericardial sac, where drainage is desired to another body region, such as the urinary bladder or the peritoneal cavity. The system includes clog resistant mechanisms such as clog resistant catheters and / or programmed routines for cycling fluid through inlet catheters in predetermined time intervals and / or responsive to sensed conditions to minimize the risk that inlet catheters become clogged due to, for example, tissue ingrowth and / or solid objects within accumulated fluid.

A support device for preventing an occlusion of a catheter's root region including an extended, flexible member extending from an end of a catheter adapter. The flexible extension is tapered such that additional support is provided to the portions of the root region most susceptible to an occlusion. Additionally, the flexible extension provides shielding to the root region thereby preventing contamination of the same. Finally, the flexible extension provides a marking function whereby the technician may insert the catheter tube until such a point that the flexible extension contacts the patient thereby preventing over insertion of the catheter tube.

This invention relates generally to a method for performing an endoscopic procedure.According to some aspects of the invention, the method comprises placing an endoscope shaft within a body cavity at a desired examination point, the endoscope shaft having a proximal end, mid shaft and a distal end, the distal end terminating in an endoscope tip, wherein the endoscope tip is proximal to the desired examination point, positioning a segment of a longitudinally opened overtube over the endoscope mid shaft, wherein the overtube including a longitudinal reclosable seam along an entire length of the overtube, an inner surface, an outer surface, a proximal end and a distal end, a positioning ring adjacent the distal end on the outer surface, at least one sealing band on the inner surface, and an independently positionable occlusion catheter terminating in an asymmetrical occlusion balloon; at least one handle at the proximal end and on the outer surface for grasping and manipulation of the overtube within the body cavity. The method further comprises closing the seam of the segment of the overtube positioned over the endoscope mid shaft to form a longitudinally closed overtube and move the closed overtube over the endoscope shaft as guide within the body cavity and repeat the closing and moving till the overtube reaches the desired examination point, inflating the positioning ring to create a seal between the outer surface of the overtube and a body cavity proximal to the endoscope tip, wherein when inflated the positioning ring expanded asymmetrically around the overtube, inflating the at least one sealing band to create a seal between the internal surface of the overtube and endoscope shaft, passing the independently positionable occlusion catheter terminating in the asymmetrical occlusion balloon through a passageway along the overtube to enter the body cavity at the end of the overtube, manipulating the independently positionable occlusion catheter to a selected point within the body cavity distal to the endoscope tip, inflating the occlusion catheter balloon to create seal between the occlusion catheter balloon and the body cavity, and creating a sealed examination compartment between the positioning ring, the asymmetrical occlusion balloon and the sealing band surrounding the distal end of the endoscope shaft.

An occlusion catheter system includes an inflation catheter member and an occlusion balloon. The proximal and distal balloon ends are connected to the inflation catheter between the proximal and distal catheter ends. A distal pressure sensor is attached to the inflation catheter member between the proximal balloon end and the atraumatic tip. An inflatable spine is connected to the inflation catheter. The proximal spine end is connected to the inflation catheter near the proximal balloon end and the distal spine end is connected to the inflation catheter near the distal balloon end. The occlusion balloon and the inflatable spine are configured to define blood flow channels with the internal surface and the external balloon surface when the occlusion catheter system is at least partially positioned in the vessel and the occlusion balloon and the inflatable spine are in a partially inflated configuration.

An occlusion catheter system for full or partial occlusion of a vessel having a vessel diameter includes a proximal catheter shaft having a proximal lumen and a hypotube positioned partially within the proximal lumen and spaced from the proximal catheter shaft. The catheter system also includes a distal catheter shaft attached to a distal end of the hypotube and an occlusion balloon connected at a proximal end to the proximal catheter shaft and at a distal end to the distal catheter shaft. The occlusion balloon is configured to define flow channels with inner surfaces of the vessel at folds in the occlusion balloon when the occlusion balloon is partially inflated and in engagement with the inner surfaces.

An occlusion catheter system includes an inflation catheter member and an occlusion balloon. The proximal and distal balloon ends are connected to the inflation catheter between the proximal and distal catheter ends. A distal pressure sensor is attached to the inflation catheter member between the proximal balloon end and the atraumatic tip. An inflatable spine is connected to the inflation catheter. The proximal spine end is connected to the inflation catheter near the proximal balloon end and the distal spine end is connected to the inflation catheter near the distal balloon end. The occlusion balloon and the inflatable spine are configured to define blood flow channels with the internal surface and the external balloon surface when the occlusion catheter system is at least partially positioned in the vessel and the occlusion balloon and the inflatable spine are in a partially inflated configuration.

An occlusion catheter for the ascending aorta capable of obstructing the blood flow within the ascending aorta without inserting through the femoral artery. The occlusion catheter is provided with a drug release aperture formed in the region, which is closer to the proximal end of the catheter tube than a balloon on the outer circumference of the distal end and which is to be located in the vicinity of the coronary ostium when the balloon is placed within the ascending aorta. The present occlusion catheter, when inserted directly into the ascending aorta in the vicinity of the heart to obstruct the blood flow therewithin, enables delivery of a cardiac muscle protective drug to the vicinity of the coronary ostium without inserting the occlusion catheter through the femoral artery in the conventional manner.

A multiple balloon catheter designed to quickly and easily obtain hemostasis during open and minimal access surgery in the event of venous injury.

A system for sealing a percutaneous puncture communicating with a blood vessel in a living being and method of use thereof. The system, referred to in the present embodiment, as a balloon closure device, includes an inner member, referred to as an anchor catheter, slidable within an outer member, referred to as an occlusion catheter, and separate expandable members, referred to as balloons, coupled to the distal ends of both the anchor and occlusion catheters. Also, incorporated into the distal end of the anchor catheter are blood vessel locator holes for determining the position of the blood vessel via the percutaneous puncture. The vessel locator includes means for enabling blood from the vessel to flow therethrough so that the position of the vessel can be rapidly determined. Once the balloon closure device has been extended into the puncture and the vessel has been located, the ballon closure device may be deployed. The anchor catheter and its balloon are located within the blood vessel, while the occlusion catheter and its balloon are located within the puncture tract leading to the vessel. Once the balloon closure device is positioned, hemostasis occurs rapidly, and the necessary components are locked in place.A proximal end of the occlusion catheter includes a port for delivering fluid into the balloon, and a cylindrical lumen that communicates with the port. A proximal end of the anchor catheter includes a port for delivering fluid into the balloon, and a cylindrical lumen that communicates with the port. The anchor catheter may also include a cylindrical lumen to accommodate a guidewire. The balloon closure device is introduced like a standard sheath exchange. First, the existing sheath is removed over a guidewire. Next, the occlusion catheter coupled with an inner distally tapered anchor catheter / introducer is passed over the guidewire through the puncture, disposing the anchor catheter / introducer with its collapsed balloon in the vessel lumen, while the occlusion catheter with its collapsed balloon is disposed in the puncture tract. Once vessel lumen location is confirmed, fluid is introduced into the anchor catheter port, inflating the anchor balloon. The anchor balloon is withdrawn to seal the puncture. The occlusion catheter is advanced to the distal end of the puncture tract just outside the vessel wall, and abutting the inflated anchor balloon. Fluid is introduced into the occlusion catheter port, inflating the occlusion balloon, to both occlude the puncture and secure the occlusion catheter in the puncture tract. The anchor balloon is then deflated, allowing the anchor catheter / introducer to be withdrawn into the puncture tract and removed. Once hemostasis is confirmed, the guidewire is removed. After an interval, the occlusion balloon may be deflated to check for hemostasis. Once hemostasis is confirmed, the remaining occlusion catheter may be removed, leaving nothing behind but the body's own hemostatic plug.

A fluid management system for moving bodily fluid accumulated due to ascites, pleural effusion or pericardial effusion is provided including an implantable pump coupled to an inflow catheter, an outflow catheter, and optionally an anti-clog catheter. The fluid management system facilitates removal of fluid from a body region, such as the peritoneum, pleural cavity or pericardial sac, where drainage is desired to another body region, such as the urinary bladder or the peritoneal cavity. The system includes clog resistant mechanisms such as clog resistant catheters and / or programmed routines for cycling fluid through inlet catheters in predetermined time intervals and / or responsive to sensed conditions to minimize the risk that inlet catheters become clogged due to, for example, tissue ingrowth and / or solid objects within accumulated fluid.