Vascular Treatment Device
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1. A vascular treatment device comprising:
- a handle having;
a motor;
a trigger mounted on the handle and transitionable between a first state that does not electrically couple the motor to a power source and a second state that does couple the motor to the power source; and
a male coupling rotably driven by the motor; and
a cartridge engageable with the handle and having;
a female coupling so sized and shaped as to be engageable by, and once engaged by, to be rotated by the male coupling;
a wire having a proximal end fixed to the female coupling, a main shaft extending therefrom and terminating at a distal end; and
a sheath fixed to and extending from the cartridge, the sheath defining a lumen through which the wire runs;
wherein the sheath, when the female coupling is not engaged by the male coupling, covers the distal end of the wire, and wherein the sheath, when the female coupling is engaged by the male coupling, does not cover the distal end of the wire.
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Abstract
A vascular treatment device may include (1) a handle having a motor, a trigger, and a male coupling, and (2) a cartridge, engageable to the handle, having a female coupling, a wire, and a sheath fixed to the cartridge. When the female coupling is not engaged to the male coupling, the sheath may cover the distal end of the wire, allowing safe advancement of the device into the patient'"'"'s vasculature, and when the female coupling is engaged by the male coupling, the distal end of the wire may be exposed from the sheath and used.
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52 Claims
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1. A vascular treatment device comprising:
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a handle having; a motor; a trigger mounted on the handle and transitionable between a first state that does not electrically couple the motor to a power source and a second state that does couple the motor to the power source; and a male coupling rotably driven by the motor; and a cartridge engageable with the handle and having; a female coupling so sized and shaped as to be engageable by, and once engaged by, to be rotated by the male coupling; a wire having a proximal end fixed to the female coupling, a main shaft extending therefrom and terminating at a distal end; and a sheath fixed to and extending from the cartridge, the sheath defining a lumen through which the wire runs; wherein the sheath, when the female coupling is not engaged by the male coupling, covers the distal end of the wire, and wherein the sheath, when the female coupling is engaged by the male coupling, does not cover the distal end of the wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A handle comprising:
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a motor; a trigger mounted on the handle and transitionable between a first state that does not electrically couple the motor to a power source and a second state that does couple the motor to the power source; and a male coupling rotably driven by the motor; wherein one or more portions of the handle define a trigger ring in which the trigger is at least partly disposed, and wherein the handle is so arranged as to be balanced when supported from only one or more portions of the handle that define the trigger ring.
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51. A wire for use with a vascular treatment device, the wire comprising:
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a proximal end; a distal end; and a main shaft extending therebetween; wherein; the distal end comprises, in proximal-to-distal order, a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment; the first segment extends between the main shaft and the second segment and is biased to a first included angle that is; defined between the main shaft and the first segment; and less than 180 degrees; the second segment extends between the first segment and the third segment and is biased to a second included angle that is; defined between the first segment and the second segment; and is less than 180 degrees; and the third segment extends from the second segment to a free end and is biased to a third included angle that is; defined between the second segment and the third segment; and is less than 180 degrees.
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52. A vascular treatment device comprising:
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a handle having; a motor; a motor coupling rotably driven by the motor; a trigger mounted on the handle and transitionable between a first state that does not electrically couple the motor to a power source and a second state that does couple the motor to the power source; and a wire having a proximal end fixed to the motor coupling, a main shaft extending therefrom and terminating at a distal end; and a cartridge transitionable between a first position and a second position within the handle having; a sheath fixed to and extending from the cartridge, the sheath defining a lumen through which the wire runs;
wherein at the first position, the distal end of the wire is not exposed, and at the second position, the distal end of the wire is exposed.
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