SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING INTERVENTIONAL CATHETERS USING A COMMON OPERATING CONSOLE AND ADAPTIVE INTERFACE COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. An interventional catheter assembly comprising an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient and incorporating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head, the interventional catheter assembly additionally comprising an instructional component encoding control instructions associated with the interventional catheter assembly that interacts with and controls operation of at least one of an aspiration system, an infusion system and an operating head when associated with a control console.
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Abstract
Interventional catheter assemblies, operating systems and adaptive interface components allow operation of a variety of interventional catheter assemblies, including infusion catheters, aspiration catheters and interventional catheters that provide both infusion and aspiration, using a common control console housing infusion and aspiration systems. Control instructions for operating the interventional catheter assembly and authentication protocols for verifying system matches and operating conditions maybe encoded in hardware, firmware or software, such as a memory or storage device, provided in the interventional catheter assembly or in a discrete adaptive interface component. Adaptive components such as tubing cassettes routing aspiration and/or infusion tubing in a predetermined configuration to mate with aspiration and infusion systems on a control console are also provided.
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21 Claims
- 1. An interventional catheter assembly comprising an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient and incorporating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head, the interventional catheter assembly additionally comprising an instructional component encoding control instructions associated with the interventional catheter assembly that interacts with and controls operation of at least one of an aspiration system, an infusion system and an operating head when associated with a control console.
- 14. In combination, an interventional catheter assembly comprising an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient and incorporating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head, and an auxiliary coding device encoding control instructions associated with the interventional catheter assembly that interacts with and controls operation of at least one of an aspiration system, an infusion system and an operating head when associated with a control console.
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16. A method for operating an interventional catheter assembly comprising an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient and incorporating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head and additionally comprising an instructional component encoding control instructions, the method comprising:
- associating the interventional catheter assembly with a control console incorporating operating systems for operating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head; and
communicating the control instructions encoded in the instructional component to the control console, thereby providing operating instructions to the control console that are specific to the interventional catheter assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17)
- associating the interventional catheter assembly with a control console incorporating operating systems for operating at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head; and
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18. An interventional catheter operating console comprising an aspiration system, an infusion system and a control system adapted to cooperate with and operate an interventional catheter assembly, wherein:
- the aspiration system incorporates a tubing receiving pathway for mating with preformed tubing provided in connection with an interventional catheter assembly;
the infusion system incorporates a tubing receiving pathway for mating with preformed tubing provided in connection with an interventional catheter assembly;
the console incorporates a receiving component adapted to mate with a handle supporting preformed tubing provided in connection with an interventional catheter assembly; and
the control system incorporates a detector for detecting control instructions associated with an instructional component provided in connection with an interventional catheter assembly.
- the aspiration system incorporates a tubing receiving pathway for mating with preformed tubing provided in connection with an interventional catheter assembly;
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19. An interventional catheter assembly comprising an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient and incorporating aspiration and/or infusion lumen(s) providing fluidic communication between a distal end of the flexible catheter, an externally positioned infusate source and/or an externally positioned aspiration receptacle, the interventional catheter assembly additionally comprising an adaptive tubing cassette having a handle component incorporating an interface region adapted to mount stably in a mating interface region of a control console;
- and a preformed tubing section mounted to and extending from the handle component, the preformed tubing section adapted to mount stably in a tubing receiving pathway provided in connection with the control console.
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21. An adaptive tubing cassette for use in connection with an interventional catheter assembly, comprising:
- a handle component having an interface region adapted to mount stably in a mating interface region of a control console; and
two preformed tubing loops mounted to and extending from the handle component, the preformed tubing loops each having different dimensions and different tubing properties, and being adapted to mount stably in tubing receiving pathways provided in connection with the control console.
- a handle component having an interface region adapted to mount stably in a mating interface region of a control console; and
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