Double balloon thrombectomy catheter

• US 8,435,218 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2011
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Argon Medical Devices
• Original Assignee: REX Medical LP
• Inventors: Hinchliffe, Peter W. J.
• Primary Examiner(s): MENDEZ, MANUEL A
• Application Number:
  US13/023,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 606/159, 606/170, 606/171, 606/80, 606191-200, 604/22, 604/104, 604/105
• US Class Current: 604/247
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/22032 having inflatable gripping elements balloon catheters A61M25/10
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/1011 Multiple balloon catheters
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 10/00 Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

Abstract

A catheter has a lumen for a thrombectomy device and at least two balloons of different compliancies. In one embodiment, the catheter is adapted to clear dialysis grafts. One balloon is adapted to expand a stenosis at a venous junction of a dialysis graft and another balloon is adapted to pull a stenosis at an arterial junction of a dialysis graft. A single catheter may be used to perform a dialysis thrombectomy procedure.

Claims

1. A device for performing mechanical thrombectomy comprising:

an elongated body having a distal portion, a proximal portion, an internal passageway, a first axially elongated passage and a first balloon, the first balloon insertable into a patient'"'"'s body in the deflated condition and inflatable via the first passage; and

a rotatable wire having a non-linear distal tip portion having a thrombus contacting surface configured to contact and break up thrombus, the distal tip portion extending distal of the first balloon and distal of a distalmost end of the elongated body, the rotatable wire operably connected to a motor and rotatable to perform a mechanical thrombectomy procedure to break up thrombus in an area distal of the first balloon and distal of the distalmost end of the elongated body as the contacting surface of the non-linear distal tip portion contacts the thrombus.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the non-linear distal tip portion of the wire forms a J-shaped tip.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the body includes a second balloon and a second axially elongated passage, the second balloon inflatable via the second passage.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the second balloon is configured to pull an arterial plug.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the first balloon is an angioplasty balloon having a first compliancy, and the second balloon has a second compliancy less than the first compliancy, the first balloon being positioned between the second balloon and a proximal portion of the body.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the second balloon in an inflated condition has an axially elongated, generally cylindrical shape and is positioned about the body so that the body defines an axis of the cylindrical shape.

7. The device of claim 3, further comprising first and second inflation ports communicating with the first and second passages and adapted for connection with an inflation source for selectably inflating the first and second balloons.

8. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first balloon is formed of latex and the second balloon is formed of PET.

9. The device of claim 3, wherein the first balloon is disposed on the exterior of the body for expanding a stenosis at a venous junction of a dialysis graft, and the second balloon is disposed on the exterior of the body for clearing a blockage at an arterial junction of the dialysis graft.

10. The device of claim 3, wherein the wire is slidable relative to the internal passageway to expose the wire from the distalmost end of the body to perform the thrombectomy procedure.

11. The device of claim 3, wherein the first and second balloons have different compliancies, and rotation of the wire breaks up thrombus to perform the thrombectomy procedure in an area distal of the second balloon.

12. The device of claim 3, wherein the first and second balloons have different pressure ratings, and rotation of the wire breaks up thrombus to perform the thrombectomy procedure in an area distal of the second balloon.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the wire is slidable relative to the internal passageway to expose the wire from the distalmost end of the body to perform the thrombectomy procedure.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a radiographically detectable marker located on the body at a predetermined position for detection by radiographic imaging apparatus to permit guidance of the body during the performance of the thrombectomy procedure.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the first balloon is an angioplasty balloon, and the first balloon has conical end portions.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the rotatable wire further forms a guide wire for the body.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the first balloon in an inflated condition has a generally spherical shape and is positioned about the body so that the body defines an axis of the spherical shape.