Packaged system including a protective housing for a treatment device carried on a catheter
First Claim
1. A packaged system for treating a vascular condition, comprising:
- a treatment device;
a catheter, a distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device;
a housing to receive the distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device and suspend the device in a protective well, the housing including a first portion rotatably attached to a second portion, anda hollow stylet received within a distal end of the catheter,wherein the hollow stylet provides an injection port to allow the catheter to be flushed with a fluid prior to use and wherein a distal portion of the hollow stylet extends out from a distal end of the housing.
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Abstract
The present invention is a packaged system that includes a housing to protect a treatment device mounted on a distal portion of a catheter. The housing holds the device suspended such that there is little or no contact between the housing and the device, protecting the device from physical damage and also from exchange of chemical components between the device and the packaging materials, which can occur when a device remains in contact with packaging materials over an extended period of time. A port in the housing allows a controlled environment, for example a vacuum, to be maintained within the housing. A hollow stylet inserted into the distal end of the catheter before the catheter is placed in the housing precludes compression of the catheter and provides an injection port through which the catheter may be flushed with a fluid prior to use, eliminating the need for a separate flushing cannula.
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18 Claims
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1. A packaged system for treating a vascular condition, comprising:
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a treatment device; a catheter, a distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device; a housing to receive the distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device and suspend the device in a protective well, the housing including a first portion rotatably attached to a second portion, and a hollow stylet received within a distal end of the catheter, wherein the hollow stylet provides an injection port to allow the catheter to be flushed with a fluid prior to use and wherein a distal portion of the hollow stylet extends out from a distal end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A packaged system for treating a vascular condition, comprising:
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a treatment device; a catheter, a distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device; a housing including first and second portions, one of the first and the second portion having an environmental control port, wherein the treatment device carried on the catheter is suspended between the two housing portions in a protective well, and wherein the protective well is subjected to a controlled environment via the environmental control port, and a hollow stylet received within a distal end of the catheter, wherein the hollow stylet provides an injection port to allow the catheter to be flushed with a fluid prior to use and wherein a distal portion of the hollow stylet extends out from a distal end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A packaged system for treating a vascular condition, comprising:
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a treatment device; a catheter, a distal portion of the catheter bearing the treatment device; a housing to receive the treatment device and suspend the device in a protective well; and a hollow stylet received within a distal end of the catheter, wherein the hollow stylet provides an injection port to allow the catheter to be flushed with a fluid prior to use and wherein a distal end of the hollow stylet extends through a distal end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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