Guide wire insertion and re-insertion tools and methods of use
First Claim
1. An insertion tool for use in inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope, the insertion tool comprising:
- a main body having a main lumen extending therethrough, the main lumen sized to accommodate the catheter therein; and
a funnel-shaped extension connected to and disposed adjacent to the main body, the funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough, the funnel lumen having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized larger than the guide wire, the second opening positioned and sized to communicate with the guide wire lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen such that the guide wire may be easily inserted into the first opening of the funnel lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
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Abstract
An insertion tool and method for easily inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter, particularly a rapid exchange catheter, for use in an endoscope. The insertion tool includes a main body having a main lumen and a funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen that merges with the main lumen. The funnel lumen has a first large opening and a second smaller opening aligned with the guide wire lumen of the catheter such that, when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen, the guide wire may be easily inserted into the large opening of the funnel-shaped extension and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. The insertion tool may include a tongue or key disposed in the main lumen that is sized to fit in a slot of the catheter to thereby maintain alignment between the funnel lumen and the slot of the catheter. The insertion tool may alternatively include a non-round surface disposed in the main lumen that engages a non-round surface on the exterior of the catheter to thereby maintain alignment between the funnel lumen and the slot of the catheter. The insertion tool may further include a longitudinal slot in the funnel-shaped extension and/or main body to allow removal of the guide wire from the insertion tool while the guide wire remains in the guide wire lumen of the catheter.
A re-insertion tool and method for re-inserting a guide wire into a channel of a catheter. The re-insertion tool is particularly useful in combination with an endoscope and a SOE catheter disposed therein. If the guide wire is disposed in the channel of the catheter distal of the port of the endoscope, and disposed adjacent to the catheter proximal of the port, the re-insertion tool may be used to re-introduce the guide wire into the channel of the catheter proximal of the port, which may otherwise be too small to accommodate the guide wire and the catheter side-by-side. The re-insertion tool thereby facilitates easy retraction and advancement of the catheter and/or guide wire relative to the endoscope.
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23 Claims
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1. An insertion tool for use in inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope, the insertion tool comprising:
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a main body having a main lumen extending therethrough, the main lumen sized to accommodate the catheter therein; and
a funnel-shaped extension connected to and disposed adjacent to the main body, the funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough, the funnel lumen having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized larger than the guide wire, the second opening positioned and sized to communicate with the guide wire lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen such that the guide wire may be easily inserted into the first opening of the funnel lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An insertion tool for use in inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope, the insertion tool comprising:
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a main body having a main lumen extending therethrough, the main lumen sized to accommodate the catheter therein; and
a funnel-shaped extension integrally formed with and disposed adjacent to the main body, the funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough, the funnel lumen merging with the main lumen, the funnel lumen having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening larger than the guide wire and the second opening aligned with the guide wire lumen of the catheter, such that, when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen, the guide wire may be easily inserted into the first opening of the funnel lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope, comprising the steps of:
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providing an insertion tool comprising a main body having a main lumen extending therethrough and a funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen extending therethrough;
placing the insertion tool on the catheter such that the catheter extends through the main lumen; and
inserting the guide wire through the funnel of the insertion tool and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 22. A re-insertion tool having a lumen therein for re-inserting a proximal portion of a guide wire into a channel of a catheter when the catheter and a distal portion of the guide wire are disposed in a lumen of an endoscope, wherein the tool has an outside diameter greater than an inside diameter of the lumen of the endoscope, and the lumen of the tool has an inside diameter sized to accommodate the catheter, but less than the inside diameter of the lumen of the endoscope.
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