Systems and methods for operating interventional catheters using a common operating console and adaptive interface components

• US 8,388,582 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2010
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Medrad Incorporated (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Eubanks, Shannon, Vilbrandt, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Oskinski, Bradley
• Application Number:
  US12/854,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20110106004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 604/151, 604/239, 604/30, 417/477.2
• US Class Current: 604/239
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3207 Atherectomy devices working by cutting or abrading; Similar devices specially adapted for non-vascular obstructions A61B17/32037 takes precedence; endoscopic cutting instruments A61B17/320016
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320758 with a rotating cutting instrument, e.g. motor driven A61B17/320725, A61B17/32075 and A61B17/320783 take precedence; for removing intra-ocular material A61F9/00763; endoscopic rotatable cutting instruments A61B17/32002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00482 with a code
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/22079 with suction of debris
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/72 Cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/774 Handpieces specially adapted for providing suction as well as irrigation, either simultaneously or independently
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/084 Supporting bases, stands for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0021 characterised by the form of the tubing A61M25/0054 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0201 Cassettes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0202 with electronic control means or interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0208 before use
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/022 Volume; Flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0283 with at least two inner passageways, a first one for irrigating and a second for evacuating suction-irrigation systems A61M1/77; aspiration tips with fluid supply means A61M1/85; for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/10 Tube connectors; Tube couplings A61M39/02 takes precedence; connecting needles to syringes or hubs A61M5/34; connecting catheter tubes to hubs A61M25/0014
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14232 Roller pumps

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.

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, and an electrical cable that, when interfaced with a control console, provides electrical power to the interventional catheter assembly, 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.

2. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the control instructions are encoded in hardware, firmware or software.

3. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the control instructions are encoded in a non-volatile memory element.

4. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the control instructions are encoded in ROM, EEPROM and/or flash memory elements.

5. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the instructional component contains multiple instruction sets that are displayed to an operator when interfaced with a control console.

6. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the instructional component contains multiple instruction sets and, when the interventional catheter assembly interacts with a control console, interventional catheter operating instructions are implemented without operator selection.

7. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, additionally comprising an authentication feature that, when associated with a control console, performs an authentication routine and, and upon successful authentication, allows operation of the interventional catheter on the control console.

8. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, additionally comprising an authentication feature that, when associated with the control console, performs an authentication routine and, upon successful authentication, allows operation of the interventional catheter by one or more authorized operators.

9. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the interventional catheter assembly comprises an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and an operating head.

10. The interventional catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein the interventional catheter assembly additionally comprises a housing assembly incorporating a fluid management system.

11. In combination, an interventional catheter assembly comprising:

an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient;

an electrical cable that, when interfaced with a control console, provides electrical power to the interventional catheter assembly;

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.

12. The combination of claim 11, wherein the auxiliary coding device additionally comprises an authentication feature, and when the auxiliary coding device is associated with a control console, an authentication routine is performed, and upon successful authentication, operation of the interventional catheter assembly on the control console is enabled.

13. A method for operating an interventional catheter assembly comprising:

an elongated, flexible catheter sized and configured for insertion into a patient;

an electrical cable that, when interfaced with a control console, provides electrical power to the interventional catheter assembly;

at least one of an aspiration lumen, an infusion lumen, and a remotely operable operating head; and

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.

14. The method of claim 13, additionally comprising communicating an authentication protocol from the instructional component to the control console, performing an authentication routine and, upon successful authentication, enabling operation of the interventional catheter assembly on the control console.