Endoscopic infusion needle having dual distal stops
First Claim
1. An endoscopic infusion needle device, comprising:
- a) a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a first lumen;
b) an injection tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a second lumen, said injection tube extending at least partially through said first lumen and defining an annular space between said injection tube and said catheter;
c) an injection needle coupled to said distal end of said injection tube, said injection needle having an injection lumen in fluid communication with said second lumen;
d) a proximal actuating means coupled to said proximal end of said catheter and to said proximal end of said injection tube for axially displacing one of said catheter and said injection tube relative to the other of said catheter and said injection tube;
e) injection fluid port means coupled to said second lumen for introducing an injection fluid into said injection lumen;
f) a first distal stopping structure coupled to a distal portion of said catheter; and
g) a second distal stopping structure coupled to one said injection tube and said injection needle, wherein said first and second distal stopping structures cooperate to provide a positive well-defined proximal stopping location wherein said injection needle is shrouded by said catheter and a positive well-defined distal stopping location wherein said injection needle extends out of said catheter.
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Abstract
An endoscopic infusion needle device includes a catheter within which an injection tube having a distal injection needle is slideably disposed. A proximal actuating handle is coupled to the proximal ends of the catheter and the injection tube, and a distal stopping structure is provided on distal portions of the catheter and the injection tube. In one embodiment, the stopping structures include a rigid elongate skeletal structure occupying a portion of the annular space between the tube and the catheter, and an annular band on the tube which resides within the skeletal structure. The skeletal structure fits tightly within the cannula, allows irrigation fluid to pass through the annular space between the tube and the catheter to exit the distal end of the catheter, prevents the annular band from escaping through the proximal end or the distal end of the skeletal structure, and maintains the tube in substantial axial alignment with the catheter. The annular band is located such that when the tube is moved proximally, the distal end of the injection needle is safely housed within the skeletal structure when the annular band is stopped by the skeletal structure; and, when the tube is moved distally, the distal end of the needle extends approximately 4-6 mm beyond the distal end of the skeletal structure when the annular band is stopped by the skeletal structure.
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20 Claims
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1. An endoscopic infusion needle device, comprising:
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a) a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a first lumen;
b) an injection tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a second lumen, said injection tube extending at least partially through said first lumen and defining an annular space between said injection tube and said catheter;
c) an injection needle coupled to said distal end of said injection tube, said injection needle having an injection lumen in fluid communication with said second lumen;
d) a proximal actuating means coupled to said proximal end of said catheter and to said proximal end of said injection tube for axially displacing one of said catheter and said injection tube relative to the other of said catheter and said injection tube;
e) injection fluid port means coupled to said second lumen for introducing an injection fluid into said injection lumen;
f) a first distal stopping structure coupled to a distal portion of said catheter; and
g) a second distal stopping structure coupled to one said injection tube and said injection needle, wherein said first and second distal stopping structures cooperate to provide a positive well-defined proximal stopping location wherein said injection needle is shrouded by said catheter and a positive well-defined distal stopping location wherein said injection needle extends out of said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An endoscopic infusion needle device, comprising:
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a) a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a first lumen;
b) an injection tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a second lumen, said injection tube extending at least partially through said first lumen and defining an annular space between said injection tube and said catheter;
c) an injection needle coupled to said distal end of said injection tube, said injection needle having an injection lumen in fluid communication with said second lumen;
d) a proximal actuating means coupled to said proximal end of said catheter and to said proximal end of said injection tube for axially displacing one of said catheter and said injection tube relative to the other of said catheter and said injection tube;
e) injection fluid port means coupled to said second lumen for introducing an injection fluid into said injection lumen;
f) a first distal stopping structure coupled to said distal end of said catheter, said first distal stopping structure having a first substantially cylindrical portion extending beyond said distal end of said catheter; and
g) a second distal stopping structure coupled to one of said injection tube and said injection needle, wherein said first and second distal stopping structures cooperate to provide a positive well-defined proximal stopping location wherein said injection needle is shrouded by said first substantially cylindrical portion and a positive well-defined distal stopping location wherein said injection needle extends out of said first substantially cylindrical portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An endoscopic infusion needle device, comprising:
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a) a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a first lumen;
b) an injection tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a second lumen, said injection tube extending at least partially through said first lumen and defining an annular space between said injection tube and said catheter;
c) an injection needle coupled to said distal end of said injection tube, said injection needle having an injection lumen in fluid communication with said second lumen;
d) a proximal actuating means coupled to said proximal end of said catheter and to said proximal end of said injection tube for axially displacing one of said catheter and said injection tube relative to the other of said catheter and said injection tube;
e) injection fluid port means coupled to said second lumen for introducing an injection fluid into said injection lumen; and
f) a centering structure coupled to a distal portion of said catheter, wherein said centering structure maintains said injection needle in substantial axial alignment with said distal portion of said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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