Method and apparatus for converting a catheter to a cardiac pacing electrode
First Claim
1. An apparatus for converting an in-place cardiac catheter to a pacing electrode, said catheter having at least one distal port at one end threof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a pre-selected heart chamber, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end;
b. a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; and
c. means for advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said cannular connector, said second port and said lumen, until the distal end of said wire electrode emerges from the distal port of said catheter and engages a surface of said heart chamber.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for effecting cardiac pacing capture utilizes an in-place catheter having at least one lumen terminating in a distal port which is positioned within a pre-selected heart chamber. The other end of the lumen terminates in a proximal port which is connected to a cannular connector containing an adjustable seal having a distal portion of a wire electrode extending therethrough. The seal is loosened and the wire electrode is advanced through it and the catheter lumen until its distal end emerges from the distal port of the in-place catheter and engages a surface of the heart chamber. The seal is re-tightened if desired; for example, to continuously monitor pressure by means of a pressure monitor connected to a port in the cannular connector. The proximal end of the wire electrode is connected to the output of a pacemaker pulse generator. The output of the pacemaker pulse generator is set to a level at which cardiac pacing capture is achieved. '"'"'
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for converting an in-place cardiac catheter to a pacing electrode, said catheter having at least one distal port at one end threof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a pre-selected heart chamber, said apparatus comprising:
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a. a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; and c. means for advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said cannular connector, said second port and said lumen, until the distal end of said wire electrode emerges from the distal port of said catheter and engages a surface of said heart chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of cardiac pacing utilizing an in-place catheter having at least one distal port adjacent one end thereof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a pre-selected heart chamber, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. providing a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; c. connecting the second port of said cannular connector to the proximal port of said catheter; d. causing the distal end of said wire electrode to emerge from the distal port of said catheter and engage a surface of said heart chamber by advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said second port of said cannular connector and said catheter lumen; and e. attaching the proximal end of said wire electrode to said pacemaker pulse generator and adjusting the generator output until pacing capture is achieved.
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11. A method of cardiac pacing utilizing an in-place catheter having at least one distal port adjacent one end thereof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a pulmonary artery, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. providing a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; c. connecting the second port of said cannular connector the proximal port of said catheter; d. withdrawing the distal port of said catheter from said pulmonary artery into a pre-selected heart chamber; e. causing the distal end of said wire electrode to emerge from the distal port of said catheter and engage a surface of said heart chamber by advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said second port of said cannular connector and said catheter lumen; and f. electrically connecting the proximal end of said wire electrode to said pacemaker pulse generator and adjusting the output thereof until pacing capture has been achieved. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of cardiac pacing utilizing an in-place catheter having at least one distal port adjacent one end thereof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a coronary artery, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. providing a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; c. connecting the second port of said cannular connector to the proximal port of said catheter; d. causing the distal end of said wire electrode to emerge from the distal port of said catheter into said coronary artery by advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said second port of said cannular connector and said catheter lumen; and e. electrically connecting the proximal end of said wire electrode to said pacemaker pulse generator and adjusting the generator output until pacing capture is achieved.
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15. A method of cardiac pacing utilizing an in-place catheter having at least one distal port adjacent one end thereof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within a coronary artery, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. providing a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; c. connecting the second port of said cannular conenctor to the proximal port of said catheter; d. withdrawing the distal port of said catheter from said coronary artery into an aorta proximal to an aortic valve; e. advancing the distal port of said catheter through said aortic valve into a pre-selected heart chamber; f. causing the distal end of said wire electrode to emerge from the distal port of said catheter and engage a surface of said heart chamber by advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said second port of said cannular connector and said catheter lumen; and g. electrically connecting the proximal end of said wire electrode to said pacemaker pulse generator and adjusting the output thereof until pacing capture has been achieved.
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16. A method of cardiac pacing utilizing an in-place catheter having at least one distal port adjacent one end thereof and at least one proximal port at the other end with a lumen connected therebetween, said distal port being positioned within an aorta, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a wire electrode comprising a length of electrically conductive wire having a proximal end adapted for electrical connection to a pacemaker pulse generator and a distal end; b. providing a cannular connector having a first port containing adjustable sealing means adapted to receive and adjustable to a first position to permit said wire electrode therethrough and a second position to substantially prevent fluid transmission through said first port, and at least a second port adapted to matingly engage the proximal port of said catheter; c. connecting the second port of said cannular connector to the proximal port of said catheter; d. advancing the distal port of said catheter from said aorta through an aortic valve into a pre-selected heart chamber; e. causing the distal end of said wire electrode to emerge from the distal port of said catheter and engage a surface of said heart chamber by advancing said wire electrode through said adjustable sealing means, said second port of said cannular connector and said catheter lumen; and f. electrically connecting the proximal end of said wire electrode to said pacemaker pulse generator and adjusting the output thereof until pacing capture has been achieved.
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