Vascular optical fiber guidewire with plug

• US 10,695,578 B1
• Filed: 04/15/2020
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hua Shang
• Original Assignee: Hua Shang
• Inventors: Shang, Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Peace, Rhonda S
• Application Number:
  US16/849,130
• Time in Patent Office: 76 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00867 shape memory effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0602 for treatment of blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/063 comprising light transmitting means, e.g. optical fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0601 Apparatus for use inside the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/062 Photodynamic therapy, i.e. excitation of an agent
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3624 Fibre head, e.g. fibre probe termination optical details of light guide terminations G02B6/241; reshaping of light guides G02B6/2552; optical details of coupling light into or out of fibre end G02B6/262
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3859 Ferrules characterised by use of shape memory material [SMM], e.g. heat recoverable polymers, Ti-Ni compounds chemical aspects of SMM see the relevant places under C08 and C22; SMM used for shaping by moulding B29C61/00; SMM for electrical coupling H01R4/01, H01R4/72, H01R12/856, H02G15/1806
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4292 the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements

Abstract

A vascular optical fiber guidewire includes an optical fiber guidewire and a plug connected to the optical fiber guidewire. The plug may be a memory alloy plug including a handle, a fixing groove and a sleeve which are sequentially connected. A radius of a segment of the fixing groove is larger than a radius of a segment of the fixing groove. The fixing groove cooperates with an external connector to provide a locking effect. The sleeve is provided with an elastically deformable spiral structure. The memory alloy plug is sleeved on a metal tube sleeved outside the optical fiber guidewire and connected with the optical fiber guidewire. A part of the metal tube extending from the memory alloy plug forms a spiral shape by spirally cutting to protect and support the optical fiber guidewire. The insertion and extraction operations and rotating operations can be facilitated.

Claims

1. A vascular optical fiber guidewire with a plug, comprising

an optical fiber guidewire, and

a plug connected to one end of the optical fiber guidewire,

wherein the plug is a memory alloy plug comprising a handle, a fixing groove and a sleeve which are sequentially connected;

a radius of a segment of the fixing groove connected to the handle is larger than a radius of a segment of the fixing groove connected to the sleeve;

the fixing groove is configured to cooperate with an external connector, so as to provide a locking effect; and

the sleeve is provided with an elastically deformable spiral structure.

2. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises a first sleeve and a second sleeve;

the elastically deformable spiral structure is disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve;

the elastically deformable spiral structure is made by spirally cutting a memory alloy material.

3. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 2, wherein the optical fiber guidewire is threaded through an axial center of the memory alloy plug, and a gap is disposed between the optical fiber guidewire and the sleeve.

4. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 1, further comprising a jack set capable of cooperating with the memory alloy plug;

the jack set comprises a main body;

in an axial direction of the main body, a connecting optical fiber is disposed at an axial center inside one end of the main body, and a cavity capable of accommodating the memory alloy plug is disposed at an axial center inside other end of the main body;

the main body is sleeved with an elastic pin, and the elastic pin is capable of locking the memory alloy plug when the memory alloy plug is attached to the jack set.

5. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 4, wherein the elastic pin comprises a connecting portion connectable to the main body;

both ends of the connecting portion are symmetrically connected to an elastic portion having elasticity;

ends of two elastic portions are respectively provided with a fixing portion inwardly;

the fixing portion is parallel to the connecting portion;

both of the two elastic portions are sequentially inclined inward from a rear end to a front end, so that the elastic pin having a small diameter at the front end and a large diameter at the rear end is formed;

the main body extends through the elastic pin from the connecting portion, and extends out from between the two fixing portions at the end having the small diameter of the elastic pin.

6. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 5, wherein two opposite sides of the main body are provided with openings penetrating through an inner side and an outer side of the cavity;

when the elastic pin is closed, the two fixing portions are respectively engaged with the two openings;

when the memory alloy plug is inserted into the cavity, the fixing groove is located at the openings, and the fixing portion is engaged with the fixing groove to lock the memory alloy plug.

7. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 6, wherein a rolling ring is sleeved on the main body of the elastic pin for rolling or sliding along the main body;

the rolling ring moves on the main body to deform the elastic pin, so as to insert or release the memory alloy plug.

8. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 7, wherein an end face of the fixing portions are inclined sequentially inward from a front end to a rear end to form an inclined face structure having a large diameter at the front end and a small diameter at the rear end;

and the inclined face structure is capable of cooperating with the fixing groove.

9. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 4, wherein the jack set has one end connected with the memory alloy plug, and other end connected with an optical fiber extension cable, a standard SMA905 plug or an FC/PC plug.

10. The vascular optical fiber guidewire according to claim 1, further comprising a light-emitting portion capable of emitting a light;

the optical fiber guidewire has one end connected with the memory alloy plug, and the other end connected with the light-emitting portion.