CN115568836A

CN115568836A - Intravascular pressure measurement catheter capable of indicating position of pressure sensor

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Publication number: CN115568836A
Application number: CN202211303359.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 柯著漳; 石庚贝; 胡文城; 郑欲晓
Original assignee: Insight Lifetech Co Ltd
Current assignee: Insight Lifetech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-07
Filing date: 2019-08-07
Publication date: 2023-01-06
Also published as: CN112336328A; CN112336328B

Abstract

The invention provides an intravascular pressure measuring catheter capable of indicating the position of a pressure sensor, which comprises: the developing ring is arranged on the far-end sleeve, and the pressure sensor is arranged on the periphery of the far-end sleeve; at least one end of the developing ring is formed by obliquely cutting the annular pipe body along the direction forming an included angle with the length direction of the annular pipe body and is arranged on one side close to the pressure sensor; the pressure sensor is used for measuring the blood pressure in the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; under X-ray, the pattern of the visualization ring can indicate the radial position of the pressure sensors disposed on the outer circumference of the distal sleeve. Medical personnel can utilize the pattern that development ring chamfer part formed to obtain pressure sensor's radial position under the X ray through the development ring that sets up in pressure sensor one side, from this, can improve medical personnel's the accuracy of discerning the sensing position of pressure measurement pipe.

Description

Intravascular pressure measurement catheter capable of indicating position of pressure sensor

The application is a divisional application of a patent application with the application date of 2019, 08 and 07 months, the application number of 201910724191.9 and the name of invention being 'intravascular pressure measuring catheter with developing ring'.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an intravascular pressure measurement catheter that indicates the location of a pressure sensor.

Background

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is currently the more effective treatment for many cardiovascular cases, such as coronary heart disease. In recent years, in order to more accurately judge whether a patient really needs to perform interventional therapy, the use of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for evaluating the degree to which stenotic lesions obstruct blood Flow through a blood vessel has been increasingly applied and popularized. FFR is defined as the ratio of the maximum blood flow provided to the heart muscle by the coronary artery in the presence of stenosis to the maximum blood flow achievable by the heart muscle in normal (absence of stenosis). With maximum dilation of the small vessels in the region of the coronary supply, and no significant increase in central venous pressure, FFR is approximately equal to the ratio of blood pressure readings on the distal side of the stenosis (e.g., downstream of the stenosis) and the proximal side of the stenosis (e.g., upstream of the stenosis, near the aorta). Clinical studies have shown that the higher the stenosis, the lower the FFR value, and that a value of FFR less than an estimated value (e.g., 0.8) may be a useful criterion upon which a physician may decide whether to administer an interventional procedure to such a patient. The validity of this criterion has also been confirmed by a number of large clinical studies (e.g., FAME clinical studies) in europe and america.

Currently, as a method of measuring intravascular blood pressure, in recent years, a pressure sensing catheter having a rapid exchange (RX) port is also used. In such a pressure sensing catheter, the distal end portion thereof has a lumen through which a guide wire is threaded, and the pressure sensing catheter can be moved to a predetermined position along the guide wire by fitting the distal end portion over the guide wire. Prior to placement of the coronary stent, pressure sensing catheters were passed through the distal and proximal sides of the stenosis, recording the distal and proximal blood pressures, respectively. This enables the FFR value of the stenosis to be calculated.

For the existing pressure sensing catheter, in order to facilitate positioning of the catheter, a developing material is usually disposed at the distal end or the proximal end portion of the catheter, however, in the prior art, the position of the developing material often cannot be matched with the position of the pressure sensor, so that it is difficult for a doctor to accurately position the pressure sensing position according to the position of the developing material in the operation process, and thus there is a certain deviation between the recorded narrow distal blood pressure and the proximal blood pressure, thereby affecting the accuracy or precision of the measured FFR value.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described state of the art, and an object thereof is to provide an intravascular pressure measurement catheter that is easy to position and can improve the measurement accuracy or precision of a pressure sensing catheter.

To this end, the present disclosure provides an intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring, comprising: a distal cannula having a guidewire lumen slidably receiving a separate medical guidewire; a pressure sensor disposed at the front end of the distal cannula for measuring blood pressure within the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; a developing ring disposed at a side close to the pressure sensor, and having one end formed by obliquely cutting an annular tube body in a direction forming an angle with a length direction of the annular tube body; and a proximal portion coupled with the distal sleeve and including a signal pathway for transmitting the blood pressure signal from the pressure sensor, and a connecting conduit for supporting the signal pathway and moving the distal sleeve, wherein, under X-rays, the pattern of the visualization ring is capable of indicating a radial position of the pressure sensor disposed on an outer circumference of the distal sleeve.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the medical staff can obtain the radial position of the pressure sensor by using the pattern formed by the chamfered portion of the developing ring under the X-ray through the developing ring provided on the pressure sensor side, and thus the accuracy of recognizing the sensing position of the pressure measurement catheter by the medical staff can be improved.

The intravascular pressure measuring catheter according to the present invention may further include an auxiliary developing ring provided on the other side of the pressure sensor, one end of the auxiliary developing ring being formed by obliquely cutting the annular tube in a direction forming an angle with the longitudinal direction of the annular tube. In this case, the pressure sensor is located between the developing ring and the auxiliary developing ring, whereby the accuracy of positioning the position of the pressure sensor can be improved.

In addition, in the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, optionally, the pattern of the development ring is tapered toward the sensing position of the pressure sensor under X-ray. Thereby, the radial position of the pressure sensor can be clearly indicated.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the other end of the imaging ring may be formed by obliquely cutting the annular tube in a direction forming an angle with the longitudinal direction of the annular tube. In this case, both ends of the developing ring can have chamfered faces, whereby the radial position of the pressure sensor can be indicated better.

Further, in the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the radial position is optionally a sensing position of the pressure sensor. Thereby, the sensing position can be determined by determining the radial position.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the pattern of the development ring may be the same as the pattern of the auxiliary development ring. This can reduce the possibility of recognition errors due to pattern ambiguity.

In the intravascular pressure measuring catheter according to the present invention, the pressure sensor may be located at a center between the imaging ring and the auxiliary imaging ring, and the pattern of the imaging ring and the pattern of the auxiliary imaging ring may be directed toward the pressure sensor. In this case, the position of the pressure sensor can be further estimated from the positions of the developing ring and the auxiliary developing ring, and thus, the accuracy of identifying the radial position of the pressure sensor can be improved.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention provides an intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring, comprising: a distal cannula having a guidewire lumen slidably receiving a separate medical guidewire; a developing ring provided at the distal end sleeve, and having one end formed by obliquely cutting an annular tube body in a direction forming an angle with a length direction of the annular tube body; the pressure sensor is arranged on the developing ring and is used for measuring the blood pressure in the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; and a proximal portion coupled with the distal sleeve and including a signal path for transmitting the blood pressure signal from the pressure sensor, and a connecting conduit for supporting the signal path and moving the distal sleeve, wherein, under X-rays, the pattern of the visualization ring indicates the position of the pressure sensor.

In the intravascular pressure measuring catheter with the developing ring, medical personnel can obtain the radial position of the pressure sensor by utilizing the pattern formed by the inclined cutting part of the developing ring under X rays based on the characteristic that the pressure sensor is arranged on the developing ring, so as to further know the specific position of the pressure sensor, and therefore, the accuracy of the medical personnel in identifying the sensing position of the pressure measuring catheter can be improved.

Further, in the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the pressure sensor may optionally include a sensing portion having a sensing region for sensing pressure, and a lead portion for deriving a blood pressure signal generated by the sensing region. Thus, the blood pressure can be measured by the pressure sensor.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to the present invention, the young's modulus of the visualization ring may be larger than the young's modulus of the distal sleeve. Therefore, the influence of the deformation of the pressure measuring pipe on the developing ring can be reduced.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an intravascular pressure measurement catheter that is easy to position and can improve the measurement accuracy or precision of a pressure sensing catheter.

Drawings

Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be explained in further detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic side view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the cuff of the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with cuff according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the region A1 of fig. 2 illustrating the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a modification of the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a cuff according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic side view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the region A2 of fig. 7 illustrating the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the radial position of pressure sensors disposed on the outer periphery of a distal sleeve in the intravascular pressure measurement catheter shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a side view schematically showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a visualization ring according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the region A3 of fig. 11 illustrating the present disclosure.

The reference numbers illustrate:

1\ 8230, an intravascular pressure measuring catheter 10 \8230, a distal sleeve 11 \8230, a guide wire inner cavity 20 \8230, a proximal section 30 \8230, a development ring 31 \8230, a step section 40 \8230, a pressure sensor 41 \8230, a guide wire 50 \8230, an auxiliary development ring L1 \8230, a length direction 2 \8230anda medical guide wire.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In the drawings, the same components or components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

[ embodiment 1 ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with a visualization ring 30 according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a schematic side view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with the imaging ring 30 according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

The intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with visualization ring 30 (sometimes also referred to as "blood pressure measurement catheter 1", "pressure measurement catheter 1") according to the present disclosure may include a distal sleeve 10, a pressure sensor 40, and a visualization ring 30 (refer to fig. 1 and 2). Therein, the distal cannula 10 may have a guidewire lumen 11 that slidably receives a separate medical guidewire 2 (see fig. 3). A pressure sensor 40 may be provided at the forward end of the distal cannula 10 for measuring blood pressure within the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal. The developing ring 30 may be disposed at a side close to the pressure sensor 40, and one end of the developing ring 30 is formed by obliquely cutting the annular tube body in a direction forming an angle α with the length direction L1 of the annular tube body (refer to fig. 4). The proximal portion 20 may be coupled with the distal cannula 10 and include a signal path for transmitting a blood pressure signal from the pressure sensor 40, and a connecting catheter 1 for supporting the signal path and moving the distal cannula 10, wherein the pattern of the visualization ring 30 is capable of indicating a radial position of the pressure sensor 40 disposed on the outer circumference of the distal cannula 10 under X-ray.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 according to the present embodiment, the medical staff or the like can obtain the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 by the pattern formed by the chamfered portion of the development ring 30 under X-ray radiation by the development ring 30 provided on the pressure sensor 40 side (described in detail later), and thereby the accuracy of the medical staff recognizing the sensing position of the pressure measurement catheter 1 can be improved.

In clinical applications, when there is a possibility that an abnormality may occur in a signal from a host device communicating with the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1, it is possible to determine whether the abnormality is caused by the pressure sensor hitting the vascular wall by positioning the pressure sensor 40 in the direction (direction) of the imaging ring 30 of the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the distal cannula 10 may have a guidewire lumen 11, as described above, the guidewire lumen 11 slidably receiving the separate medical guidewire 2. In this case, the medical guide wire 2 is received by the distal end sleeve 10 and slid along the medical guide wire 2, so that the distal end sleeve 10 and the imaging ring 30 and the pressure sensor 40 provided on the distal end sleeve 10 can be pushed to a predetermined position in the patient (e.g., vein, artery).

In some examples, the outer wall of the distal sleeve 10 may be provided with a recess for receiving the pressure sensor 40. This reduces the height of the pressure sensor 40 above the surface of the measurement catheter 1, thereby reducing the possibility of collision with the inner wall of the blood vessel.

In an interventional procedure, the blood pressure measuring catheter 1 may be pushed into the patient via, for example, the femoral or brachial artery. Specifically, the distal cannula 10 can be threaded over the medical guidewire 2, and the physician, etc., can slide the distal portion along the medical guidewire 2 by manipulating the proximal portion 20 of the blood pressure measurement catheter 1 and push it to a predetermined location, such as near a stenosis, e.g., coronary artery, and measure the blood pressure at the stenosis, e.g., the blood pressure reading on the distal side of the stenosis (e.g., downstream of the stenosis, away from the aorta) and the proximal side of the stenosis (e.g., upstream of the stenosis, near the aorta) using the pressure sensor 40.

As described above, the value of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) (referred to as "FFR value") can be used to assess the extent to which a stenotic lesion occludes blood flow through a vessel, providing a physician, etc., with a decision whether to perform an interventional procedure. Generally, to calculate the FFR value for a given stenosis, blood pressure readings on the distal side of the stenosis (e.g., downstream of the stenosis) and the proximal side of the stenosis (e.g., upstream of the stenosis, near the aorta) need to be measured and collected separately. The blood pressure gradient of a stenosis reflects an indication of the severity of the stenosis. The more severe the stenosis, the greater the pressure drop and the lower the FFR value.

In some examples, the medical guidewire 2 is not particularly limited, for example, the medical guidewire 2 may use a guidewire commonly used in interventional procedures. In some examples, the diameter of the medical guidewire 2 is, for example, 0.2mm to 0.7mm, and the diameter of a typical or standard medical guidewire 2 can be, for example, various sizes such as 0.36mm (0.014 inch), 0.40mm (0.016 inch), 0.64mm (0.025 inch). Thus, a plurality of types of medical guide wires 2 of different specifications can be used in the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 according to the present embodiment, and a doctor or the like can easily select the medical guide wires 2 of different sizes, particularly, sizes that meet the use habits of the doctor, thereby facilitating the operation and use of the doctor.

In some examples, the inner diameter of the guidewire lumen 11 of the distal cannula 10 may be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the medical guidewire 2. In this case, a doctor or the like can easily select different sizes of the medical guidewire 2 as long as the outer diameter of the medical guidewire 2 can be ensured to be smaller than the inner diameter of the guidewire lumen 11. Therefore, when using such a medical guide wire 2, on the one hand, it is possible to facilitate the insertion of the medical guide wire 2 into the distal end cannula 10, and to relatively move or slide the medical guide wire 2 within the guide wire lumen 11 of the distal end cannula 10, and on the other hand, it is possible to suppress an increase in the cross-sectional area of the measurement catheter 1 (particularly, the cross-sectional area of the distal end cannula 10).

Additionally, in some instances, in order to move or slide the medical guidewire 2 within the guidewire lumen 11 of the distal cannula 10, the guidewire lumen 11 preferably uses a smooth inner surface. Therefore, the resistance in the scratching process can be sufficiently reduced, and the operation of doctors and the like is convenient.

Additionally, in some examples, the guidewire lumen 11 that receives the medical guidewire 2 may be provided only to the distal cannula 10. That is, the guidewire lumen 11 is limited only to the distal cannula 10. In this case, since the guide wire lumen 11 of the received medical guide wire 2 is only provided in the distal end cannula 10, when threading the medical guide wire 2 into the guide wire lumen 11, the length of the medical guide wire 2 received by the guide wire lumen 11 is relatively limited, for example, about 5cm to 20cm, and therefore, a doctor can easily and rapidly replace the medical guide wire 2 via the guide wire lumen 11.

In the present embodiment, the shape of the distal end sleeve 10 is not particularly limited, and may be a generally elongated circular tube. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the distal end cannula 10 according to the present embodiment may have an extended rectangular tubular shape, an oval tubular shape, or the like. In addition, in some instances, the distal sleeve 10 is preferably long tubular from the standpoint of ease of processing and ease of movement within the blood vessel.

In the present embodiment, the length of the distal end sheath 10 is not particularly limited as long as the distal end sheath 10 can ensure that the medical guide wire 2 can be easily inserted and the medical guide wire 2 can be supported to slide in the guide wire lumen 11 of the distal end sheath 10. In some examples, the length of the distal cannula 10 may be, for example, about 0.5cm to 20cm, preferably 5cm to 15cm.

In addition, in this embodiment, the receiving opening of the guide wire lumen 11 may be provided at the foremost end of the distal cannula 10, whereby the medical guide wire 2 can be easily threaded from the receiving opening to the distal cannula 10. In addition, the guide port of the guide wire lumen 11 may be provided at the side of the measurement catheter 1, and in this case, the medical guide wire 2 may be guided out from the guide port by sliding along the guide wire lumen 11 from the receiving port of the guide wire lumen 11, whereby an increase in the sectional area of the distal end cannula 10 portion can be suppressed, and an adverse effect of the sectional area of the distal end cannula 10 on the blood pressure measurement accuracy can be suppressed.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the intravascular pressure measuring catheter 1 with the imaging ring 30 according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

Additionally, in this embodiment, the guidewire lumen 11 can include an extension 111, and a curved section 112 in communication with the extension 111. At this time, the extension section 111 may include the receiving opening 11a described above, and the bending section 112 may include the guide opening 11b described above.

As shown in fig. 3, the dotted line L1 and the dotted line L2 indicate the center line of the extending section 111 and the center line of the bent section 112 of the distal cannula 10, respectively. The extension 111 communicates with the bending section 112 to form a through-lumen, whereby the above-mentioned separate medical guide wire 2 can be received. That is, the medical guidewire 2 is received through the guidewire lumen 11, which includes the extension segment 111 and the bending segment 112, thereby enabling the distal cannula 10 to be slid along the medical guidewire 2 to a predetermined location (e.g., a lesion) within the patient's body.

Additionally, in this embodiment, the extension 111 of the guidewire lumen 11 may extend along the length of the distal cannula 10. Thereby, it can be ensured that the extension 111 substantially coincides with the moving direction of the distal sleeve 10. In addition, the curved section 112 of the guidewire lumen 11 can be curved. In this case, it is possible to suppress an increase in the sectional area of the distal end cannula 10 portion, thereby suppressing an adverse effect of the sectional area of the distal end cannula 10 on the blood pressure measurement accuracy.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the center line L1 of the extending section 111 and the center line L2 of the bending section 112 may form a predetermined angle θ (see fig. 3). The prescribed angle θ formed by L1 and L2 is preferably greater than zero and less than 90 ° from the viewpoint of suppressing an increase in the sectional area of the distal cannula 10. In some examples, the prescribed angle θ formed by L1 and L2 may be, for example, 20 ° to 60 °. In addition, the prescribed angle θ formed by L1 and L2 is preferably 30 ° to 50 ° from the viewpoint of ease of threading the medical guidewire 2.

As described above, the medical guidewire 2 can enter from the receiving opening 11a of the extension section 111 of the guidewire lumen 11, move relatively along the extension section 111, then enter the bending section 112, and finally exit from the guiding opening 11b of the bending section 112. In addition, in some examples, the medical guide wire 2 can also enter the guide wire lumen 11 from the guide opening 11b of the bending section 112 and relatively move or slide in the guide wire lumen 11 to protrude from the receiving opening 11a of the extension section 111.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the medical guide wire 2 is constrained by the bending section 112 when moving relatively along the guide wire lumen 11, so that the moving direction of the medical guide wire 2 changes accordingly. This can prevent the medical guidewire 2 (specifically, the end that enters the guidewire lumen 11 first) from damaging the distal end sleeve 10 or the proximal end portion 20.

In addition, in the present embodiment, since the medical guidewire 2 can protrude or enter from the side of the distal cannula 10 (specifically, the guide port 11b of the bent section 112), the distal cannula 10 and the proximal end portion 20 can be coupled in a coaxial manner, for example. In this case, it is possible to effectively suppress an increase in the cross-sectional area of the entire intravascular pressure measuring catheter 1 (particularly, at the junction of the distal sleeve 10 and the proximal end portion 20), thereby facilitating the movement of the measuring catheter 1 within the blood vessel and enabling the measurement catheter 1 to be carried to a narrower blood vessel.

Furthermore, although the guidewire lumen 11 is described above as including an extension segment 111 and a bending segment 112, the present invention is not so limited. For example, in some examples, the guidewire lumen 11 may be comprised solely of the extension 111 described above. In this case, the distal sleeve 10 and the proximal portion 20 may not be coupled in a continuous manner, for example, staggered (not shown).

In addition, in some examples, the distal sleeve 10 may preferably be composed of at least one selected from among Polyimide (PI), polyester, or nylon. This ensures that the distal sleeve 10 deforms in accordance with the shape of the blood vessel when passing through the blood vessel having a complicated curved shape, thereby suppressing damage to the blood vessel by the distal sleeve 10 of the measurement catheter 1.

(proximal end portion 20)

In the present embodiment, the proximal end portion 20 (specifically, one end of the proximal end portion 20) is coupled (connected) with the distal cannula 10. In addition, the coupling manner of one end of the proximal end portion 20 and the distal end cannula 10 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, coupled by bonding, or may be coupled by a coupling member such as an outer tube (described later).

Additionally, in some examples, an end of the proximal portion 20 distal to the distal portion may be connected to an external monitoring device or the like external to the patient. Since the blood pressure signal measured by the pressure sensor 40 can be transmitted to a monitoring device or other processing device, such as a computer terminal (not shown), the FFR value obtained by calculating the blood pressure signal can be displayed and stored by the monitoring device or other processing device for providing a reference for subsequent interventional therapy.

In this embodiment, the proximal portion 20 and the distal sleeve 10 may be connected to each other in a continuous manner on the outer surface, or may be connected to each other in a discontinuous manner, for example, in a staggered manner. In some examples, there may be portions of the proximal portion 20 that overlap the distal cannula 10, in other examples, the proximal portion 20 may be separated from the distal cannula 10 and coupled by a protective tube.

In the present embodiment, the proximal end portion 20 (specifically, the other end of the proximal end portion 20) extends along an anatomical structure of the body (for example, a blood vessel) to the outside of the body, and is connected to, for example, the external device (not shown). For ease of illustration, the portion of proximal portion 20 located outside the patient's body to which external devices are connected is not shown in the figures. This portion of the proximal end portion 20 may generally be used as part of a physician or the like manipulating (e.g., advancing and adjusting the position of the distal end portion) the blood pressure measuring catheter 1, by which the blood pressure measuring catheter 1 may be advanced further deep into or withdrawn from a blood vessel within the patient.

In the present embodiment, the material constituting the proximal end portion 20 is not particularly limited, and a material having a high hardness is preferably used. Thereby, it is ensured that the physician can advance the distal sleeve 10 (and the imaging ring 30 and the pressure sensor 40 disposed on the distal sleeve 10) along the medical guidewire 2 into the patient's vessel and thus to the stenotic lesion through the proximal portion 20 during the interventional procedure.

In addition, in this embodiment, the proximal portion 20 is generally stiffer and more rigid than the distal sleeve 10 to enable better movement and advancement of the distal sleeve 10. In this embodiment, proximal portion 20 may be constructed of medical grade stainless steel, such as hypotube. Additionally, in some examples, proximal portion 20 may also be constructed of other materials such as nitinol, nylon, plastic, and the like.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the shape of the proximal end portion 20 is not particularly limited, and in some examples, the proximal end portion 20 may have an elongated tubular shape, and in other examples, the proximal end portion 20 may have a rectangular tubular shape, an elliptical tubular shape, or the like, which is an elongated shape. In the present embodiment, the proximal end portion 20 is preferably long tubular in view of easy processing and favorable movement within the blood vessel.

Further, the length of the proximal end portion 20 is not particularly limited as long as it is ensured that the length of the proximal end portion 20 can extend from a predetermined position (e.g., lesion) inside the patient (e.g., vein, artery) to a monitoring device or the like outside the patient. A typical length of proximal portion 20 is, for example, 60cm to 200cm, although the length of proximal portion 20 may be longer, for example 300cm, or shorter, for example 50cm.

(developing ring 30)

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the imaging ring 30 of the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with the imaging ring 30 according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the region A1 of fig. 2 illustrating the present disclosure.

In the present embodiment, the development ring 30 may contain a material opaque to X-rays, such as platinum metal. In this case, the developing ring 30 can form an opaque pattern when irradiated with X-rays. Through the opaque pattern, a doctor or the like can quickly find the corresponding location of the imaging ring 30 in the internal anatomy (for example, coronary vessels of the heart) and can play a role of a location mark.

Specifically, the position of the pressure sensor 40 can be located by the position of the developing ring 30. Therefore, when the doctor performs the interventional operation, the position of the developing ring 30 determined by the technique such as X-ray irradiation can be positioned in the radial direction of the pressure sensor 40 based on the pattern formed by the X-ray, and thus the sensing position of the pressure sensor 40 can be more accurately positioned, and the measurement accuracy or precision of the blood pressure measuring catheter 1 can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the developing ring 30 may be disposed at a side close to the pressure sensor 40 (see fig. 5). In some examples, one end of the developing ring 30 is formed by obliquely cutting the annular tube body in a direction forming an angle α with the length direction L1 of the annular tube body (see fig. 4). Among them, under X-ray, the pattern of the development ring 30 can indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 provided on the outer periphery of the distal sleeve 10 (refer to fig. 9 described later). In some examples, the angle α may be 45 ° to 90 °.

In some examples, the beveling of the annular tube may be cut in a direction that forms an angle with the length direction L1 of the annular tube. In some examples, only a portion of one end of the annular tube body may be obliquely cut away, as shown in the dotted line portion of fig. 4. In other examples, both ends of the annular tube may be beveled simultaneously, that is, both ends of the annular tube are cut off at an angle. The other end of the annular pipe may be formed by obliquely cutting the annular pipe in a direction forming an angle (for example, an angle of 180 ° minus α) with the longitudinal direction L1 of the annular pipe. In this case, both ends of the developing ring 30 can have chamfered surfaces, whereby the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 can be better indicated.

In some examples, the pattern of the developer ring 30 can be displayed as a predetermined pattern under X-rays, and only in a predetermined direction. That is, the developing ring 30 shows a pattern under X-rays in which only one predetermined pattern (a trapezoid in the example of fig. 4) can indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor 40. For example, under X-rays, by rotating the distal sleeve 10 (see fig. 9 described later), the predetermined pattern of the development ring 30 provided on the outer periphery of the distal sleeve 10 in a side view may appear trapezoidal (see fig. 5), in which case it is impossible for the development ring 30 to appear trapezoidal when viewed from any other angle, such a pattern being unique, whereby the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 can be indicated by the predetermined pattern.

In some examples, under X-rays, the predetermined pattern of the developer ring 30 that can indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 may be tapered toward the sensing position of the pressure sensor 40, thereby enabling an unambiguous indication of the radial position of the pressure sensor 40. Although fig. 5 illustrates a predetermined pattern of a trapezoid, the present embodiment is not limited thereto, and the predetermined pattern of the developing ring 30 may also be a triangle, an irregular shape, or the like.

In the present embodiment, under X-ray, when the developing ring 30 of the pressure measuring catheter 1 is in the tapered shape along the radial direction (i.e., the sensing direction of the pressure sensor 40) F shown in fig. 5, it is possible to indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 provided on the outer periphery of the distal sleeve 10. In this case, the operator or the like can roughly determine the position of the pressure sensor 40 and the sensing position of the pressure sensor 40 by the distance H between the pressure sensor 40 and the developing ring 30.

In other examples, the predetermined pattern of the developer ring 30 may be tapered in the direction of the location of the outer circumferential surface where the pressure sensor 40 is located under X-rays.

In addition, in some examples, the pattern of developer ring 30 under X-rays may be trapezoidal, triangular, parallelogram, or other irregular patterns, among others. Thereby, the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 on the outer circumference of the distal sleeve 10 can be indicated according to a predetermined pattern.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a modification of the intravascular pressure measurement catheter with a cuff according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. Fig. 7 is a schematic side view showing the intravascular pressure measuring catheter 1 shown in fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the region A2 of fig. 7 illustrating the present disclosure.

In a modification, the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 may further include an auxiliary visualization ring 50 (see fig. 6 and 7). That is, the intravascular pressure measuring catheter 1 has two development rings, a development ring 30 and an auxiliary development ring 50. In some examples, an auxiliary developing ring 50 may be disposed at the other side near the pressure sensor 40, and one end of the auxiliary developing ring 50 is formed by chamfering the annular tube body in a direction forming an angle with the length direction L1 of the annular tube body. In this case, the pressure sensor 40 is located between the developing ring 30 and the auxiliary developing ring 50, whereby the accuracy of positioning the position of the pressure sensor 40 can be improved.

In other examples, the auxiliary developer ring 50 may be disposed on the same side as the developer ring 30. Thereby, it can be confirmed by the auxiliary developing ring 50 whether or not the pattern under the X-ray can correctly indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor 40.

As shown in fig. 8, in some examples, the developer ring 30 near the proximal end portion 20 may have a groove for passing a lead wire 41. Thereby, the lead wire 41 can be allowed to pass through the signal path of the development ring 30 to the proximal end portion 20 and the lead wire 41 can be fixed.

In some examples, the pattern of the developing ring 30 may be the same as the pattern of the auxiliary developing ring 50. This can reduce the possibility of recognition errors due to pattern ambiguity. In other examples, the pattern of the developing ring 30 may also be different from the pattern of the auxiliary developing ring 50. This can improve the uniqueness of the recognizable direction.

In some examples, the inner diameter of the developer ring 30 may be greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the pressure measurement conduit 1. In other examples, the developing ring 30 may be fixed to the outer circumference of the pressure measuring pipe 1 by bonding or the like. In addition, the developing ring 30 may be fixed to the distal end sleeve 10 by welding or the like, or may be formed integrally with the distal end sleeve 10.

In some examples, the young's modulus of the developer ring 30 is greater than the young's modulus of the distal sleeve 10. This can reduce the influence of the deformation of the pressure measurement pipe 1 on the development ring 30. Specifically, the rigidity (or hardness) of the development ring 30 is greater than the rigidity (or hardness) of the distal sleeve 10. Thereby, even in the case where the distal end sleeve 10 is bent or pressed, the development ring 30 is not easily deformed, so that the influence of the development ring 30 from the deformation of the pressure measurement catheter 1 can be reduced, whereby the visibility of the pattern of the development ring 30 can be further improved.

Additionally, in some examples, the developer ring 30 may be constructed of stainless steel, metal alloy, or hard engineering plastic. Wherein, the metal alloy can be cobalt-chromium alloy and titanium alloy; the hard engineering plastic can be acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) or the like. By using the above material, the developing ring 30 can be made to have sufficient flexural strength, whereby even when the distal end sleeve 10 is subjected to bending deformation, the stress deformation of the developing ring 30 can be effectively suppressed.

(pressure sensor 40)

Fig. 9 shows the position of the pressure sensors 40 on the outer circumference of the distal cannula 10. In some examples, by rotating the distal sleeve 10, the sensed position of the pressure sensor 40 may be located by the predetermined pattern of the developer ring 30 described above (see fig. 8). Specifically, on the distal sleeve 10, the pressure sensor 40 is disposed on the outer periphery of the distal sleeve 10, and the preset pattern of the development ring 30 can be confirmed by rotation, so that the position (radial position) of the pressure sensor 40 on the outer periphery of the distal sleeve 10 can be determined. Thereby, the sensing position of the pressure sensor 40 can be determined by determining the radial position.

In some examples, the pressure sensor 40 may include a sensing portion 40a and a lead portion 40b (see fig. 12 described later). The sensing portion 40a has a sensing region that senses pressure, and the lead portion 40b derives blood pressure signals generated by the sensing region. Thereby, the blood pressure can be measured by the pressure sensor 40.

In the present embodiment, the pressure sensor 40 may have a sensing portion 40a in the same direction as the radial position of the pressure sensor 40. In this case, after the radial position where the pressure sensor 40 is located is obtained by the predetermined pattern of the developing ring 30, a position where the sensing portion of the pressure sensor 40 is directed can be obtained, and thus, the sensing position of the pressure sensor 40 can be known.

In other examples, pressure sensor 40 may be selected from a piezoresistive pressure sensor 40, a ceramic pressure sensor 40, a diffused silicon pressure sensor 40, a sapphire pressure sensor 40, a capacitive pressure sensor 40, a MEMS pressure sensor 40, or a piezoelectric pressure sensor 40, among others. Therefore, different configurations and designs can be performed according to different application scenes or different use requirements, and the application universality of the blood pressure measuring catheter 1 is improved.

In some examples, the pressure sensor 40 may be located at the center between the developing ring 30 and the auxiliary developing ring 50, and the pattern of the developing ring 30 and the pattern of the auxiliary developing ring 50 are collectively directed to the pressure sensor 40. In this case, the position of the pressure sensor 40 can be further estimated from the positions of the developing ring 30 and the auxiliary developing ring 50, and thus the accuracy of identifying the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 can be improved.

In addition, in this embodiment, the lead 41 connected to the pressure sensor 40 may be connected to a device external to the patient, such as a processor, display, computer, monitor, or other medical device. In some examples, the connecting wire 41 may also be disposed inside the proximal section 20 such that the proximal section 20 at least partially covers the connecting wire 41, i.e., the connecting wire 41 is at least partially contained within the proximal section 20. Thus, the proximal portion 20 can function to support and protect the connecting wire 41. Additionally, in some embodiments, the connecting wire 41 may also be disposed along the outer surface of the proximal portion 20.

In the present embodiment, the shape of the pressure sensor 40 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in the present embodiment. It may of course also have other shapes, for example cylindrical, irregular, etc.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the surface of the pressure sensor 40 may be coated with at least one of Parylene (Parylene), silica gel, and gel. In this case, the pressure sensor 40 can satisfy the biocompatibility requirement of the interventional procedure.

In addition, in some examples, the lead portion of the pressure sensor 40 may be secured to the distal cannula 10 by adhesive means, such as glue dispensing. In this case, separation of the lead portion from the distal sleeve 10 during pushing of the measuring catheter 1 can be avoided, improving the reliability of the weld between the lead portion and the sensing portion.

In addition, in some examples, the pressure measuring catheter 1 may have an outer tube (not shown) that covers at least the pressure sensor 40, and a region of the outer tube corresponding to the sensing portion is provided with an opening. In other examples, the distal sleeve 10 and the proximal portion 20 may be coupled via an outer tube, which may partially or completely cover the distal sleeve 10 and the proximal portion 20, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, the outer tube may be integrally formed with the proximal end portion 20 to form the coupling structure.

[ 2 nd embodiment ]

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with the imaging ring 30 according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. Fig. 11 is a schematic side view showing the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with the imaging ring 30 according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.

Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure provides an intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 with a visualization ring 30, which includes: a distal cannula 10 having a guidewire lumen 11 slidably receiving a separate medical guidewire 2; a developing ring 30 provided at the distal end sleeve 10, and one end of the developing ring 30 is formed by obliquely cutting the annular tube body in a direction forming an angle with the length direction L1 of the annular tube body; a pressure sensor 40 disposed on the development ring 30 for measuring blood pressure in the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; and a proximal portion 20 coupled with the distal sleeve 10 and including a signal path for transmitting a blood pressure signal from the pressure sensor 40 and a connection catheter 1 for supporting the signal path and moving the distal sleeve 10, wherein the pattern of the visualization ring 30 indicates the position of the pressure sensor 40 under X-ray.

In the intravascular pressure measurement catheter 1 according to the present embodiment, the medical staff or the like can obtain the radial position of the pressure sensor 40 and know the specific position of the pressure sensor 40 by using the predetermined pattern formed by the chamfered portion of the development ring 30 under the X-ray based on the feature (predetermined pattern) of the pressure sensor 40 provided on the development ring 30, and thereby the accuracy of the medical staff recognizing the sensing position of the pressure measurement catheter 1 can be improved.

The present embodiment is mainly different from embodiment 1 in that the pressure sensor 40 is provided on the developing ring 30, and thus the position of the pressure sensor 40 can be more accurately located by the pattern formed by the developing ring 30 under the X-ray.

As shown in fig. 12, in the present embodiment, the developing ring 30 may have a stepped portion 31. As described above, the pressure sensor 40 may be specifically provided on the step portion 31 of the developing ring 30. Thereby, the influence between the distal end sheath 10 and the pressure sensor 40 can be further buffered, and the measurement accuracy or precision of the pressure sensor 40 can be further improved.

In other examples, the step 31 may cause a gap between the sensing portion 40a of the pressure sensor 40 and the developing ring 30. Thereby, the contact of the sensing portion 40a of the pressure sensor 40 with the developing ring 30 can be avoided. In this case, even when the development ring 30 is deformed by being pressed or bent in the blood vessel, adverse effects on the particularly sensing portion of the pressure sensor 40 can be effectively suppressed, thereby further effectively improving the measurement accuracy of the pressure sensor 40.

While the invention has been specifically described above in connection with the drawings and examples, it will be understood that the above description is not intended to limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art can make modifications and variations to the present invention as needed without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and variations are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An intravascular pressure measurement catheter for indicating the position of a pressure sensor, comprising: the imaging system comprises a distal sleeve, a developing ring arranged on the distal sleeve and a pressure sensor arranged on the periphery of the distal sleeve; at least one end of the developing ring is formed by obliquely cutting an annular pipe body along a direction forming an included angle with the length direction of the annular pipe body and is arranged on one side close to the pressure sensor; the pressure sensor is used for measuring the blood pressure in the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; under X-ray, the pattern of the visualization ring can indicate the radial position of the pressure sensor disposed on the outer circumference of the distal sleeve.

2. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter of claim 1 wherein:

further comprising a proximal portion coupled to the distal sleeve, a signal pathway for transmitting the blood pressure signal from the pressure sensor, and a connecting conduit for supporting the signal pathway and moving the distal sleeve.

3. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter of claim 1 wherein:

still include supplementary development ring, supplementary development ring with the development ring sets up respectively pressure sensor's both sides, or supplementary development ring with the development ring sets up same one side of pressure sensor.

4. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to claim 3 wherein:

one end of the auxiliary developing ring is formed by obliquely cutting the annular pipe body along a direction forming an included angle with the length direction of the annular pipe body.

5. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to claim 3 wherein:

the pattern of the developing ring is the same as or different from the pattern of the auxiliary developing ring.

6. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter according to claim 3 wherein:

the pattern of the development ring and the pattern of the auxiliary development ring are jointly directed to the pressure sensor.

7. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter of claim 1 wherein:

under the X-ray, the pattern of the developing ring is gradually contracted towards the sensing position of the pressure sensor, and the radial position is the sensing position of the pressure sensor.

8. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter of claim 1 wherein:

the distal sleeve has a guidewire lumen that slidably receives a separate medical guidewire, and is in the shape of an elongated circular tube.

9. An intravascular pressure measurement catheter indicative of a pressure sensor location, comprising: the device comprises a distal sleeve, a developing ring arranged on the distal sleeve and a pressure sensor arranged on the developing ring; at least one end of the developing ring is formed by obliquely cutting an annular pipe body along a direction forming an included angle with the length direction of the annular pipe body; the pressure sensor is used for measuring the blood pressure in the blood vessel and generating a blood pressure signal; under X-rays, the pattern of the developer ring indicates the position of the pressure sensor.

10. The intravascular pressure measurement catheter of claim 9 wherein:

the developing ring has a stepped portion, and the pressure sensor is provided to the stepped portion.