GB2145932A - Electrosurgical catheters - Google Patents
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- GB2145932A GB2145932A GB08419893A GB8419893A GB2145932A GB 2145932 A GB2145932 A GB 2145932A GB 08419893 A GB08419893 A GB 08419893A GB 8419893 A GB8419893 A GB 8419893A GB 2145932 A GB2145932 A GB 2145932A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
- A61M25/0045—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features multi-layered, e.g. coated
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
- A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
- A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
- A61B18/1492—Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
- A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
- A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
- A61B18/1402—Probes for open surgery
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
- A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
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Abstract
A coagulation catheter has an outer main shaft 4 and an inner shaft assembly which includes an inner central electrode 1 in the form of a rod of electrically conductive material. The electrode rod 1 is a snug fit in an insulation sleeve or inner shaft 2 which is surrounded by braiding 3 and is a sliding fit in the main shaft 4. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Catheters
This invention relates to an intravenous coagulation
catheter.
An object of the invention is to provide such a catheterwhich is adapted to form firm blood coagulations within the venous or arterial system of a patient by utilising diathermy pulses between two electrodes at a distal end of the catheter. The distal end ofthe catheter is the end which is inserted into a patient.
According to the present invention, a coagulation catheter comprises an outer main shaft, and an inner shaft assembly which is slidable inside the main shaft and includes a central electrode, an insulation sleeve surrounding the central electrode and a conductive wire braiding surrounding the insulation sleeve; meansformoving the inner shaft assembly with in the mainshaftsothatthe distal end of the inner shaft assemblycan be made to protrude from the distal end ofthemainshaftortobewithdrawn into the main shaftasdesired; and means atthe proximal end of the inner shaft assembly to permitthe assemblyto be connectedtoadiathermy or like apparatus.The cathetermaybea balloon catheterinwhich case an inflatable balloon surroundsthe main shaft nearthe distal endthereofand an inflation lumen extends through the main shaftfromthe proximal end of the catheterto an opening or openings with in the balloon.
lfthecatheterisaballooncatheter, means are provided atthe proximal endto enable the catheterto be connected to a syringe or other inflating means.
In one embodimentof the invention, a plurality of electrically conductive spring fingers may be fixed to the innershaftassembly at its distal end, these fingers being arranged to spring outwards when the distal end oftheinnershaft assembly protrudes from the distal endofthe main shaftandto collapse onto the innershaftassemblywhen the distal end of the said assembly is withdrawn into the main shaft.
An application of the invention to a balloon catheter is illustrated schematically in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a balloon catheter according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of part ofthecatheter; and
Figure 3 is a cross-section through the catheter.
In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, an intravenous coagulation balloon catheter comprises an inner shaft assembly which includes an inner central electrode 1. One end of the catheter is insertable in a patient and this end is called the distal end. This electrode is an electrically conductive rod, for example of copper having either a stainless steel sleeve atthe distal end or a copper sleeve coated with silver. The electrode 1 is a snug fit in an insulation sleeve or inner shaft 2 which is a tube extruded from a suitable plastic material, e.g. nylon. The inner shaft 2 is surrounded bya braiding 3 preferablyofstainless steel wire. This assembly is a sliding fit in an outer tube or main shaft 4which is also of plastics material, such as nylon or polyvinyl chloride.
Nearthe distal endofthecatheteris an inflatable
balloon 5 (Figure 1 ) which may be of conventional construction. An inflation passage or lumen 6, called an inflation lumen, runs through the wall of the main shaft4 and opens where the shaft is covered bythe
balloon. Fluid can be passed from an inlet 7, which
may be a luerfitting arranged to receive a syringe, in a
mount 8 atthe proximal end of the main shaft 4 therebyto inflate the balloon.
In the embodiment illustrated in the drawings, spring feelers orfingers 9 are provided atthe distal end of the inner shaft assembly. These feelers are not essential to the present invention. They are preferably made of gold alloy but may be of beryllium copper which is silver plated or any other suitable non-toxic electro conductive material. These fingers are electricalls and mechanically connected to the braid 3 and are insulated from the central electrode. These feelers 9 can be opened as shown in Figure 1 or collapsed onto the inner shaft assembly.
The innershaftassembly is, as previouslystated, movable in the main shaft 4. When the inner assembly protrudes from the distal end of the main shaft, the feelers 9 spring open as shown. Finger grips 10 extend from the mount 8 which is secured to the main shaft. A slider member 11 is fixed to the inner assembly and is movable into and out of the mount 8 against the action of an internal spring (not shown). When the slider member 11 is fully positioned inside the mount 8, it may be automatically locked in position and in that position the distal end of the inner shaft assembly protrudes from the distal end of the main shaft as shown in Figure 1. If a locking mechanism is provided, it may be released to permit the slider member 11 to be withdrawn from the mount in which case the distal end ofthe inner shaft assembly is withdrawn into the main shaft.
The slider member 11 is electrically connected with the innershaft assembly and has a plug 12 which enables itto be connected to a surgical diathermy apparatus.
Claims (5)
1. A coagulation catheter comprising an outer main shaft, and an innershaftassemblywhich is slidable insidethe main shaft and includes a central electrode, an insulation sleeve surrounding the central electrode and a conductive wire braiding surrounding the insulation sleeve; means for removing the inner shaft assembly within the main shaft so that the distal end of the inner shaft assembly can be made to protrude from the distal end of the main shaft orto be withdrawn into the main shaft as desired; and means atthe proximal end ofthe inner shaft assembly to permitthe assembly to be connectedto a diathermy or like apparatus.
2. A catheter as claimed in claim 1 wherein an inflatable balloon surrounds the main shaft nearthe distal endthereofand an inflation lumen extends through the main shaft from the proximal end ofthe catheterto an opening oropeningswithin the balloon.
3. A catheter as claimed in either one of the preceding claims wherein a plurality of electrically conductive spring fingers is fixed to the inner shaft assembly at its distal end, these fingers being arranged to spring outwards when the distalend of the inner shaft assembly protrudesfrom the distal end ofthe main shaftand to collapse onto the inner shaft assembly when the distal end of the said assembly is withdrawn into the main shaft.
4. Acatheter as claimed in either one of claims 2 or 3 3wherein the proximal end of the catheter is provided with a mount having finger grips extending therefrom, the mount being provided with means to enable the catheterto be connected to a diathermy or like apparatus and means enabling the mountto be connected to a balloon inflation device such as a syringe.
5. A catheter substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB838321085A GB8321085D0 (en) | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-04 | Catheters |
Publications (3)
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GB8419893D0 GB8419893D0 (en) | 1984-09-05 |
GB2145932A true GB2145932A (en) | 1985-04-11 |
GB2145932B GB2145932B (en) | 1986-12-10 |
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GB838321085A Pending GB8321085D0 (en) | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-04 | Catheters |
GB08419893A Expired GB2145932B (en) | 1983-08-04 | 1984-08-03 | Elegrosurgical catheters |
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GB838321085A Pending GB8321085D0 (en) | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-04 | Catheters |
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GB (2) | GB8321085D0 (en) |
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- 1983-08-04 GB GB838321085A patent/GB8321085D0/en active Pending
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GB2308979A (en) * | 1996-01-09 | 1997-07-16 | Gyrus Medical Ltd | An electrosurgical instrument and electrode assembly |
GB2314274A (en) * | 1996-06-20 | 1997-12-24 | Gyrus Medical Ltd | Electrode construction for an electrosurgical instrument |
US6093187A (en) * | 1997-04-03 | 2000-07-25 | Elekta Implants S.A. | Catheter for neurosurgery |
WO2003092501A1 (en) * | 2002-04-29 | 2003-11-13 | Tomi Streng | Method and device for use in micturition studies |
US6931276B2 (en) | 2002-04-29 | 2005-08-16 | Tomi Streng | Method and device for use in micturition studies |
US9492216B2 (en) | 2008-03-12 | 2016-11-15 | Afreeze Gmbh | Handle for an ablation device |
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DE3428644A1 (en) | 1985-02-28 |
GB8419893D0 (en) | 1984-09-05 |
GB8321085D0 (en) | 1983-09-07 |
GB2145932B (en) | 1986-12-10 |
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