Systems and methods for valve delivery

• US 20080269877A1
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Jenson, Mark L., Drasler, William J., Hill, Jason P., Thielen, Joseph M.
• Application Number:
  US12/012,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20080269877A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 623/2.11
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/013 Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular procedure, e.g. angioplasty or stenting
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2418 Scaffolds therefor, e.g. support stents
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/243 Deployment by mechanical expansion
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2433 using balloon catheter
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/2475 Venous valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/018 made from tubes or sheets of material, e.g. by etching or laser-cutting
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/005 using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0058 soldered or brazed or welded
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2220/0066 stapled
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0006 circular
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2230/0069 cylindrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0059 temporary

Abstract

A system having an elongate delivery catheter, an elongate mesh body including an expandable region positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter, a retractable member that extends through the elongate delivery catheter to connect to the elonga'"'"'te mesh body, where the retractable member moves to radially expand the expandable region of the elongate mesh body from an undeployed state to an intermediate state. The system also includes a valve positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter position, and a filter positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter to filter and control fluid flow.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an elongate delivery catheter;

an elongate mesh body including an expandable region positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter;

a retractable member that extends through the elongate delivery catheter to connect to the elongate mesh body, where the retractable member moves to radially expand the expandable region of the elongate mesh body from an undeployed state to an intermediate state;

a valve positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter position; and

a filter positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter.

2. The system of claim 1, where the expandable region expands from the intermediate state to a deployed state when the retractable member moves a distal end of the elongate mesh body towards a proximal end of the elongate mesh body.

3. The system of claim 1, further including an inflatable balloon coupled to an inflation lumen that extends through the elongate delivery catheter, the inflatable balloon positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body.

4. The system of claim 3, where the inflatable balloon expands to transition the expandable region from a delivery state to an intermediate state, and the expandable region expands from the intermediate state to a deployed state when the retractable member moves a distal end of the elongate mesh body towards a proximal end of the elongate mesh body.

5. The system of claim 1, further including a second elongate mesh body positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body.

6. The system of claim 5, where the second elongate mesh body expands to transition the expandable region of the elongate mesh body from a delivery state to an intermediate state.

7. The system of claim 5, where the expandable regions expands from the intermediate state to a deployed state when the retractable member moves a distal end of the elongate mesh body towards a proximal end of the elongate mesh body.

8. The system of claim 1, further including an inflatable balloon positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter, where the elongate mesh body is between the inflatable balloon and the elongate delivery catheter.

9. The system of claim 8, where the inflatable balloon expands to a first expanded state and deflates to a second expanded state to transition the expandable region from a delivery state to an intermediate state.

10. The system of claim 9, where the elongate mesh body transitions from the intermediate state to a deployed state and the inflatable balloon expands to a third expanded state larger than the second expanded state.

11. A system, comprising:

an elongate delivery catheter;

an elongate mesh body including an expandable region positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter;

a retractable member that extends through the elongate delivery catheter to connect to the elongate mesh body;

a valve positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter;

a filter positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter; and

an inflatable balloon coupled to an inflation lumen that extends through the elongate delivery catheter, the inflatable balloon positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body, where the inflatable balloon expands to transition the expandable region from a delivery state to an intermediate state, and the expandable region expands from the intermediate state to a deployed state when the retractable member moves a distal end of the elongate mesh body towards a proximal end of the elongate mesh body.

12. The system of claim 11, further including a second elongate mesh body positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body, where the second elongate mesh body expands to transition the expandable region of the elongate mesh body from a delivery state to an intermediate state.

13. The system of claim 11, where the elongate mesh body is between the inflatable balloon and the elongate delivery catheter, and where the inflatable balloon expands to a first expanded state and deflates to a second expanded state to transition the expandable region from the delivery state to the intermediate state.

14. The system of claim 13, where the elongate mesh body transitions from the intermediate state to the deployed state and the inflatable balloon expands to a third expanded state larger than the second expanded state.

15. A method, comprising:

positioning an elongate filter body around a portion of an elongate delivery catheter;

joining a valve structure to the elongate filter body to form a path through which fluid can flow and be filtered by the elongate filter body;

positioning an elongate mesh body having an expandable region around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter distal to the elongate filter body and the valve structure; and

placing a prosthetic valve over the expandable region of the elongate mesh body, where the expandable region radially expands to at least partially deploy the prosthetic valve.

16. The method of claim 15, further including:

providing a lumen extending through the elongate delivery catheter; and

providing an inflatable balloon in fluid tight communication with the lumen, the inflatable balloon positioned between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body.

17. The method of claim 15, further including:

providing a lumen extending through the elongate delivery catheter; and

providing an inflatable balloon in fluid tight communication with the lumen, the elongate mesh body positioned between the elongate delivery catheter and the inflatable balloon.

18. The method of claim 15, further including:

providing a second elongate mesh body positioned between the elongate delivery catheter and the elongate mesh body, where the second elongate mesh expands to at least partially deploy the elongate mesh body and the prosthetic valve.

19. The method of claim 15, further including:

providing a sealing material around the prosthetic valve.