WO1992004931A1 - Low profile catheter and guidewire - Google Patents
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- WO1992004931A1 WO1992004931A1 PCT/US1991/006673 US9106673W WO9204931A1 WO 1992004931 A1 WO1992004931 A1 WO 1992004931A1 US 9106673 W US9106673 W US 9106673W WO 9204931 A1 WO9204931 A1 WO 9204931A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
- A61M25/104—Balloon catheters used for angioplasty
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M29/00—Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
- A61M29/02—Dilators made of swellable material
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M2025/0004—Catheters; Hollow probes having two or more concentrically arranged tubes for forming a concentric catheter system
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- This invention relates to a low profile catheters such as balloon catheters used to increase the lumen size of a blood vessel, and to guide wires used with such catheters.
- Catheters such as balloon catheters have been used for some time to increase the lumen size of vessels such as coronary blood vessels.
- a flexible guide wire is inserted into a selected vessel, and the guide wire then guides the balloon catheter to the treatment site.
- Packard U.S. Patent 4,646,742 describes one prior art balloon catheter used in an angioplasty procedure.
- a coil spring guide wire passes through the catheter, beyond the distal end of the catheter and the balloon.
- Po ⁇ artv U.S. Patent 4,606,347 and Samson U.S. Patent 4,641,654 Figure lb show other balloon catheters which utilize such guide wires.
- a seal is provided near the distal, end of the catheter between the catheter and the guide wire.
- the guide wire is secured to the distal end of the catheter, distally of the balloon, such that a fixed length of the guide wire extends beyond the distal end of the catheter.
- the guide wire is formed as a permanent part of the catheter, and it is therefore not possible to remove the catheter from the blood vessel without simultaneously removing the guide wire.
- a second catheter possibly different in shape or function from the first, can be guided by the guide wire back to the original treatment site quickly and reliably.
- such procedures cannot be performed with a catheter in which the guide wire is permanently affixed to the catheter.
- Horzewski U.S. Patent No. 4,932,959 discloses a vascular dilation catheter which receives a removable guide wire.
- the catheter shaft defines an annular portion which may be inflated to releasably secure the catheter to the guide wire to allow the two to be advanced as a single unit.
- the torque transmitting characteristics of the annular inflatable portion are not discussed. However, it is clear that the inflatable portion must be inflated from the distal end of the catheter to secure the catheter to the guide wire and then deflated from the distal end of the catheter to release the catheter from the guide wire. The time required to inflate and deflate the annular portion may limit the speed with which the guide wire can be shifted between the secured and released modes of use. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved low profile catheter for increasing the lumen size of a blood vessel, which utilizes the catheter shaft to transmit torque to the guide wire at a point near the distal end of the guide wire.
- a low profile catheter for increasing lumen size of a blood vessel.
- This catheter includes a catheter shaft having proximal and distal ends and defining an axis extending therebetween. Means are carried by the distal end of the shaft for increasing lumen size of a blood vessel in which the catheter shaft is positioned.
- a guide wire is positioned in the catheter shaft so as to extend beyond the distal end of the catheter shaft and the lumen size increasing means. Means are provided for automatically transmitting torque from the catheter shaft to the guide wire when the catheter. shaft is rotated with respect to the guide wire and for automatically permitting relative axial movement therebetween when the guide wire is advanced with respect to the catheter shaft.
- the lumen size increasing means comprises an inflatable balloon.
- atherectomy devices including ablation techniques (light, ultrasonic or hydraulic) and cutting elements of various types.
- the torque transmitting means comprises a sleeve carried by the catheter shaft that defines an other than round opening, and a keyed portion of the guide wire shaped to fit into the other than round opening in such a way that the guide wire is slidable in the sleeve, yet the guide wire receives torque via the sleeve from the catheter shaft itself. Because the catheter shaft is of relatively larger diameter than the guide wire, the catheter shaft is well suited to transmit torque from its proximal end to the torque transmitting means.
- the torque transmitting means comprises a pair of coil springs configured to seize the guide wire when the catheter shaft is rotated and to allow axial movement of the guide wire in the absence of rotation of the catheter shaft.
- This invention is also directed to the low profile dilation catheter and to the keyed guide wire as separate elements.
- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view in partial cutaway of a low profile catheter assembly which incorporates a first presently preferred embodiment of this invention.
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a fragmentary side view in partial cutaway of the guide wire included in the catheter assembly of Figure 1.
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.
- Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of portions of a low profile catheter assembly which incorporates a second preferred embodiment of this invention.
- Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 5.
- FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of a low profile catheter assembly 10.
- the catheter assembly 10 includes a catheter having a catheter shaft 12 which defines approximal end 14 and a distal end 16.
- the catheter shaft 12 is torsionally rigid and is formed of a ferrous metal alloy.
- the distal end 16 of the shaft 12 carries a means for increasing the lumen size of a blood vessel in which the shaft 12 is placed.
- the lumen size increasing means includes an inflatable balloon 20 which is sealed at its proximal end to an outer tube 22 and at its distal end to an inner tube 24.
- the outer tube 24 is in turn sealed to the distal end of the shaft 12.
- the inner tube 24 extends axially through the balloon 20 and is sealed at its proximal end to a necked down portion of the shaft 12.
- this invention is not limited to use with balloon type lumen size increasing means. Rather, it can also be adapted for use with other means for performing this function, such as devices including lasers or cutting, scraping or abrading edges.
- the inner tube 24 is formed of high density polyethylene and has an outer diameter of 0.016 inch and a wall thickness of 0.0025 inch.
- the balloon 20 can be formed of any conventional material such as a polyolefin copolymer in a thickness of 0.001 - 0.003 inches, depending on balloon diameter, and the outer tube 22 can be formed of a material such as high density polyethylene having an outer diameter of 0.026 inch and a wall thickness of 0.003 inch.
- the shaft 12 can be formed from 304 stainless steel with an outer diameter of 0.026 inch and a wall thickness of 0.0035 inch.
- Figures 1 and 3 show two views of a guide wire 30 that ' is mounted inside the shaft 12 as part of the catheter assembly 10.
- the guide wire 30 defines a proximal end 32 and a distal end 34.
- the distal end 34 forms a flexible end portion 36 that is configured to follow a blood vessel without damaging the walls of the vessel.
- the guide wire 30 defines a keyed portion 38 which defines a pair of opposed flats 40 as shown in Figure 2.
- the keyed portion 38 is positioned in Figure l near the distal end 16 of the shaft 12.
- the guide wire 30 defines a region 42 extending proximally of the keyed portion 38 to the proximal end 32. This region 42 is sized no larger than the keyed portion 38, and in this embodiment is of reduced diameter as compared with the keyed portion 38.
- the guide wire 30 defines an enlarged region 44 which is positioned immediately distally of the keyed portion 38. The transition between the enlarged region 44 and the keyed portion 38 is formed by transverse shoulder 48.
- the maximum diameter of the guide wire 30 is defined at the flexible end portion 36.
- This flexible end portion 36 includes a coil spring 50 which is brazed at each end to the guide wire 30 as indicated at reference numeral 52.
- the distal end 34 of the guide wire 30 defines an enlarged end 54 sized to fit within the coil spring 50.
- Proximally of the enlarged end 54 is a neck region 56, shaped as shown in Figure 4.
- the guide wire 30 is formed of a solid main wire which can be formed of a ferrous alloy such as 304 stainless steel.
- the coil spring 50 can for example be formed of a radiopaque wire having a diameter of 0.002 inches.
- the flats 40 in this embodiment have an axial length of 15 cm, though flats 40 may also be used which are less than 10 cm in length.
- the catheter 10 includes means for transmitting torque from the shaft 12 to the guide wire 30 and allowing axial movement therebetween.
- the torque transmitting means is implemented as a keyed sleeve 64 which is secured to the distal end of the shaft 12 by a transversely oriented plate 60.
- the plate 60 and the sleeve 64 are integrally formed with the shaft 12.
- the plate 60 defines two openings 62 which are provided to pass an inflating fluid between the interior of the shaft 12 and the balloon 20.
- the sleeve 64 defines an interior opening 66 which is other than round in cross section.
- the opening 66 defines a pair of flats 68 which are shaped to engage the flats 40 so as to prevent relative rotation between the shaft 12 and the guide wire 30.
- the fit between the keyed portion 38 of the guide wire 30 and the opening 66 of the sleeve 64 is a sliding fit that allows the guide wire 30 to be moved axially with respect to the catheter shaft 12.
- An inflation manifold 80 is secured to the proximal end 14 of the shaft 12 to accommodate introduction of an inflating fluid into the interior of the shaft 12.
- This inflation manifold 80 can be connected in a conventional manner to a source of pressurized inflating fluid (not shown) when the balloon 20 is to be inflated.
- the inflation manifold 80 also functions as a means for applying torque to the proximal end 14 of the shaft 12. In use, the inflation manifold 80 can be rotated to rotate the shaft 12 and thereby apply rotating torques to the keyed portion 38 of the guide wire 30.
- a seal 82 is provided on the inflation manifold 80 to prevent the release of inflating fluid around the guide wire 30. This seal 82 accommodates relative axial movement between the guide wire 30 and the shaf 12.
- the distal end 34 of the guide wire 30 is provided with a prebent curvature (not shown) , and the guide wire 30 is assembled with the shaft 12 as shown in Figure 1. This assembly is then inserted in the conventional manner into the vascular system of a patient.
- the guide wire 30 is used to guide the balloon 20 into the desired arterial branch. This is done by advancing the distal end 34 of the guide wire 30 into the desired arterial branch.
- the shaft 12 is positioned to engage the sleeve 64 with the keyed portion 38, and then the inflation manifold 80 is manually rotated.
- the shaft 12 is torsionally rigid as explained above, and rotational movement applied to the proximal end 14 is transmitted substantially completely to the distal end 16, where it is applied to the keyed portion 38 of the guide wire 30.
- the portion of the guide wire 30 between the keyed portion 38 and the distal end 34 has sufficient torsional rigidity to rotate the distal end 34 of the guide wire 30 smoothly and reliably.
- the coil spring 50 is formed of a radiopaque alloy including a metal such as platinum to allow the position of the coil spring 50 to be visualized on a flouriscope during the steering operation. In this way, the shaft 12 and guide wire 30 cooperate to provide an easily steerable guide wire 30 which is nevertheless extremely small in diameter.
- the torsional rigidity of the guide wire proximal to the keyed portion 38 may be low with-out interfering with the ease with which the distal end 34 may be rotated and steered.
- this invention has particular advantages in extremely small diameter catheters which by necessity require even smaller diameter guide wires (less than 0.020 inches in diameter) which may not be well suited to transmit torques effectively over a length of more than 150 cm.
- the keyed region 38 is positioned approximately 12 inches proximally of the distal end 34.
- the overall length of the guide wire 30 is 175 cm or about 69 inches.
- the keyed portion 38 is spaced from the distal end 34 by no more than about 20 percent of the overall length of the guide wire 30.
- the catheter 10 provides the important advantage that once the guide wire 30 has been used to advance the balloon 20 to a desired treatment site, the shaft 12 and the balloon 20 can be removed from the proximal end 32 of the guide wire 30, while leaving the guide wire 30 in place in the treatment site. This is possible because the region 42 proximal to the keyed portion 38 is sized to fit through the sleeve 64.
- a second catheter which may or may not be similar to the catheter shown in Figure 1, may be advanced along the guide wire 30 directly to the original treatment site. Conventional extension wires may be used to facilitate the exchange.
- the catheter may be designed such that the guide wire extends outside the catheter for the proximal portion of the catheter and is received into - li ⁇ the catheter for only the distal 15-30 cm of the catheter.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show portions of a second preferred embodiment of the catheter assembly of this invention.
- This embodiment includes a catheter 100 having a shaft that comprises a proximal tube 102 and a distal tube 104 which are rigidly secured together at a point about 11 cm from the distal end of the catheter 100 (at approximately the position of the plate 60 in the catheter 10) .
- the proximal end of the proximal tube 102 is secured to an inflation manifold (not shown) similar to the inflation manifold 80.
- the distal end of the distal tube carries a balloon (not shown) similar to the balloon 30.
- a spring carrier spyder 116 is fixed to the distal tube 104, as for example by welding.
- the spyder defines four fins 118 which support a tube 120 coaxially with the tube 114.
- the region between the tubes 120, 114 forms four flow passages 122 that allow an inflation fluid to pass between the proximal and distal tubes 112, 114 for inflation of the balloon (not shown) .
- Two coil springs 124, 126 are mounted within the tube 120, fixed at one end by spring tabs 128, 130 which are securely fixed in place on the tube 120. Both of the springs 124, 126 are formed of rectangular section spring wire, and they are wound in the same direction.
- a guide wire 132 is positioned within the springs 124, 126, and the guide wire 132 may be configured at its proximal and distal ends (not shown) like the guide wire 30.
- the guide wire 132 defines an enlarged cylindrical portion 134 which in this embodiment is at least 10 and preferably 15 cm in length.
- the enlarged cylindrical portion 134 is sized to allow the catheter 100 to be removed from the proximal end of the guide wire 132 and to move longitudinally through the springs 124, 126 freely in the absence of relative rotation between the catheter 100 and the guide wire 132.
- the respective one of the springs 124, 126 automatically grips the guide wire 132 to prevent any relative rotation between the catheter 100 and the guide wire 132.
- Right hand rotation of the catheter 100 with respect to the guide wire 132 winds up the spring 124 and causes the spring 124 to seize the guide wire 132.
- left hand rotation of the catheter 100 with respect to the guide wire 132 winds up the spring 126 and causes the spring 126 to seize the guide wire 132.
- both of the springs 124, 126 automatically relax, thereby automatically freeing the guide wire for longitudinal movement in the catheter 100.
- the catheter 100 and guide wire 132 can be used as described above such that the torsional rigidity of the catheter 100 applies torque to the guide wire 132 near the distal end of the guide wire 132.
- the proximal tube 112 is formed of polyethylene, and the distal tube 114 is a stainless steel hypotube.
- the spring carrier spyder is also formed of stainless steel.
- the torgue transmitting means does not necessarily include opposed flats as described above. Rather, a wide range of geometries can be used as long as they achieve the dual purposes of allowing relative axial movement and transmitting torque.
- the distal end of the guide wire 30 can be altered in configuration and components as desired. Of course, materials and dimensions can be modified as desired to suit the intended application.
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