Clot capture coil
First Claim
1. A clot capture coil device comprising:
- (a) a catheter having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therethrough;
(b) an insertion mandrel having proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end of the mandrel is slidable within the lumen of the catheter;
(c) a coil formed of a continuous piece of solid shape memory material, said coil having proximal and distal ends, expanded and compressed forms, and a varying diameter along its length when in expanded form, wherein one end of the coil is connected to the mandrel near the mandrel'"'"'s distal end and the other end of the coil is freely moveable, the coil being slidably contained within the lumen of the catheter when in compressed form;
whereby distal movement of the mandrel relative to the catheter results in distal movement of the coil relative to the catheter, releases the coil from the lumen and allows the coil to expand into its expanded form, and whereby proximal movement of the mandrel relative to the catheter results in proximal movement of the coil relative to the catheter, and forces the coil into its compressed form within the lumen of the catheter.
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Abstract
A clot and foreign body removal device is described which comprises a catheter with at least one lumen. Located within the catheter is a clot capture coil that is connected to an insertion mandrel. In one embodiment, the clot capture coil is made out of a solid elastic or superelastic material which has shape memory, preferably nitinol. The elasticity or superelasticity of the coil allows it to be deformed within the catheter and to then reform its original coil configuration when the coil is moved outside of the catheter lumen. In another embodiment the coil is a biphasic coil which changes shape upon heating or passing an electric current. Once the coil configuration has been established, the coil can be used to ensnare and corkscrew a clot in a vessel. A clot is extracted from the vessel by moving the clot capture coil and catheter proximally until the clot can be removed or released into a different vessel that does not perfuse a critical organ. Foreign bodies are similarly captured by deploying the coil distal to the foreign body and moving the clot capture coil proximally until the foreign body is trapped within the coil. By removing the device from the body, the foreign material is also removed.
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20 Claims
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1. A clot capture coil device comprising:
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(a) a catheter having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therethrough;
(b) an insertion mandrel having proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end of the mandrel is slidable within the lumen of the catheter;
(c) a coil formed of a continuous piece of solid shape memory material, said coil having proximal and distal ends, expanded and compressed forms, and a varying diameter along its length when in expanded form, wherein one end of the coil is connected to the mandrel near the mandrel'"'"'s distal end and the other end of the coil is freely moveable, the coil being slidably contained within the lumen of the catheter when in compressed form;
whereby distal movement of the mandrel relative to the catheter results in distal movement of the coil relative to the catheter, releases the coil from the lumen and allows the coil to expand into its expanded form, and whereby proximal movement of the mandrel relative to the catheter results in proximal movement of the coil relative to the catheter, and forces the coil into its compressed form within the lumen of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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