Intravascular RF occlusion catheter
First Claim
1. An intravascular device for occluding a patient'"'"'s artery comprising:
- a) an elongated shaft having a proximal and distal ends and a distal shaft portion which is configured to be advanced through a patient'"'"'s artery having an outer diameter not greater than 0.025 inch;
b) a first electrode on the distal end of the elongated shaft which has a concave distal face for emission of high frequency electrical energy;
c) a second electrode on the distal extremity of the elongated shaft spaced proximal to the distal end of the shaft;
d) a plurality of insulated electrical conductors, each conductor having a distal and electrically connected to one of said electrodes and having a proximal end electrically connected to an electrical connector; and
e) a source of high frequency electrical power electrically connected to at least one insulated electrical conductor by means of the electrical connector.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an intravascular device for occluding a patient'"'"'s blood vessel by coagulating blood in a desired location within the blood vessel to form occluding thrombus therein by means of RF electrical energy which preferably has a frequency of about 0.3 to about 1.5 megahertz. The intravascular device is particularly useful in terminating arrhythmia in a patient'"'"'s heart by occluding a coronary artery to terminate the flow of oxygenated blood to a region of the patient'"'"'s heart where aberrant signals causing the arrhythmia either originate or through which they are conducted. The device may also be used to occlude other blood vessels such as in the treatment of intracranial berry aneurysms.
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53 Claims
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1. An intravascular device for occluding a patient'"'"'s artery comprising:
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a) an elongated shaft having a proximal and distal ends and a distal shaft portion which is configured to be advanced through a patient'"'"'s artery having an outer diameter not greater than 0.025 inch; b) a first electrode on the distal end of the elongated shaft which has a concave distal face for emission of high frequency electrical energy; c) a second electrode on the distal extremity of the elongated shaft spaced proximal to the distal end of the shaft; d) a plurality of insulated electrical conductors, each conductor having a distal and electrically connected to one of said electrodes and having a proximal end electrically connected to an electrical connector; and e) a source of high frequency electrical power electrically connected to at least one insulated electrical conductor by means of the electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 33)
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8. An intravascular device for occluding a patient'"'"'s artery comprising:
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a) an elongated shaft having a proximal portion with a first outer diameter, a distal portion which is much shorter than the proximal portion and which is configured to be advanced through a patient'"'"'s artery by having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter of the proximal portion; and
includingan inner lumen extending within the proximal and distal portions of the elongated shaft, an elongated core member disposed within the inner lumen of the elongated shaft, a plurality of insulated electrical conductors having proximal and distal ends, and an outer tubular member which is disposed about and extends along the elongated core member, defining at least in part the inner lumen; b) at least one emitting electrode on the distal portion of the elongated shaft which is electrically connected to the distal end of an electrical conductor; and c) an electrical connector electrically connected to the proximal of the electrical conductor electrically connected to the emitting electrode and configured to electrically connect at least the electrical conductor to a source of RF electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34)
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35. A method of treating a patient'"'"'s heart experiencing arrhythmia wherein an arterial vessel leading to a portion of the patient'"'"'s heart which causes or is involved with the arrhythmia is occluded, comprising:
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a) providing an elongated intravascular device having at least one emitting electrode on a distal extremity thereof; b) advancing the elongated intravascular device through the patient'"'"'s vascular system to the arterial vessel which is to be occluded; and c) emitting RF electrical energy from at least one electrode on the distal extremity of the elongated intravascular device within the arterial vessel to coagulate blood to form thrombus therein which occludes the arterial vessel. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of occluding a patient'"'"'s arterial vessel which directs blood to heart tissue causing or involved with arrhythmia in order to terminate such arrhythmia, comprising:
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a) providing an elongated intravascular device having at least one emitting electrode on a distal extremity thereof; b) advancing the elongated intravascular device through the patient'"'"'s vascular system until the at least one emitting electrode is at a location within the arterial vessel which is to be occluded; and c) emitting RF electrical energy from the at least one emitting electrode within the arterial vessel to coagulate blood to form thrombus therein which occludes the arterial vessel. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An intravascular device for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, comprising:
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a) an elongated shaft having a proximal portion with a first outer diameter, a distal portion which is much shorter than the proximal portion and which has an outer diameter less than about 0.025 inch; and
includingan inner lumen extending within the proximal and distal portions of the elongated shaft, an elongated core member disposed within the inner lumen of the elongated shaft and extending within the distal portion of the elongated shaft, at least one insulated electrical conductor having proximal and distal ends, and an outer tubular member which is disposed about and extends along the elongated core member, defining at least in part the inner lumen; b) at least one emission electrodes on the distal portion of the elongated shaft which is electrically connected to the distal end of an electrical conductor; and c) an electrical connector electrically connected to the proximal end of the intravascular device which is configured to electrically connect at least one electrical conductor to a source of RF electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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Specification