System and method for minimally invasive disease therapy

• US 8,696,545 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Suros Surgical Systems Incorporated (Hologic Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Suros Surgical Systems Incorporated (Hologic Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nicoson, Zachary R., Mark, Joseph L.
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US13/755,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20130211179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 600/3, 600/562, 600/564, 600/104, 600/563
• US Class Current: 600/104
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0041 Detection of breast cancer mammography by transillumination A61B5/0091, by X-rays A61B6/502, by ultrasonic means A61B8/0825
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0275 with sample notch, e.g. on the side of inner stylet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0283 with vacuum aspiration, e.g. caused by retractable plunger or by connected syringe A61B10/025, A61B10/0266 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32002 with continuously rotating, oscillating or reciprocating cutting instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3468 for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3478 Endoscopic needles, e.g. for infusion biopsy needles A61B10/0233; catheters with injection needles A61M25/0067
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/18 by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves radiation therapy A61N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/3411 with a plurality of holes, e.g. holes in matrix arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/0262 using a circulating cryogenic fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/2005 with beam delivery through an interstitially insertable device, e.g. needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/034 abutting on parts of the device itself
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3908 Soft tissue, e.g. breast tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/3954 magnetic, e.g. NMR or MRI
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/10 for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/17 for soft tissue, e.g. breast-holding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/85 with gas or fluid supply means, e.g. for supplying rinsing fluids or anticoagulants for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92, A61M1/94; combined with tracheal tubes A61M16/0463; dental instruments with combined rinsing and aspirating A61C17/0208
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/0069 Devices for implanting pellets, e.g. markers or solid medicaments for introducing of radioactive sources for interstitial radiation therapy, i.e. brachytherapy A61N5/1027
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0601 Apparatus for use inside the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/062 Photodynamic therapy, i.e. excitation of an agent
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1007 Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1015 : Treatment of resected cavities created by surgery, e.g. lumpectomy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/02 : Localised ultrasound hyperthermia hyperthermia in general A61F7/00

Abstract

A system for treating a lesion site of a patient is disclosed. The system includes a cannula having a lumen, a conduit in communication with said lumen, an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula, a resecting device selectively insertable within said cannula, and an adjuvant treatment device selectively insertable within said cannula.

Claims

1. A system for treating a lesion, comprising:

an introducer cannula defining a lumen therein;

a stylet configured to be removably inserted into the cannula lumen;

a resecting device configured to remove the lesion after being removably inserted into the cannula lumen, thereby creating a cavity within tissue adjacent the lesion;

an adjuvant treatment device configured to be removably inserted into the respective cannula lumen and tissue cavity, the adjuvant treatment device configured to deliver an adjuvant treatment to the tissue adjacent the lesion; and

a vacuum source fluidly connected to the cannula lumen so as to deliver vacuum to the tissue cavity while the adjuvant treatment device is disposed within the cannula lumen and tissue cavity, such that the tissue defining the tissue cavity collapses onto a distal end portion of the adjuvant treatment device disposed within the tissue cavity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjuvant treatment device is a brachytherapy device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the brachytherapy device comprises

a tubular body defining a first tubular body lumen,

an expandable body attached to the tubular body, and

a radiation source configured to be removably inserted through the first tubular body lumen and into the expandable body.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the tubular body further defines a second tubular body lumen and an inflation port inside of the expandable body, wherein the inflation port is fluidly connected to the second tubular body lumen.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein, when the adjuvant treatment device is inserted into the cannula lumen, the introducer cannula and the adjuvant treatment device together define an annular lumen fluidly connecting the vacuum source to the tissue cavity.