JP4318717B2 - 卵円孔開存を処置するエネルギベースのデバイスおよび方法 - Google Patents
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本出願は、2003年3月27日に出願された米国仮特許出願第60/458,854号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000100US号);2003年6月11日に出願された第60/478,035号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000110US号)、および2003年7月24日に出願された第60/490082号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000120US号)に対する優先権を主張し、これらの特許出願は、引用することにより全体を本願に援用する。本出願は、2003年9月16日に出願された米国特許出願第10/665974号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000300US号)、および2003年10月2日に出願された米国特許出願第10/679245号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000200US号)、および2004年2月25日に出願された米国特許出願第10/787532号(代理人名簿番号第022128−000130US号)、および本出願と同時に出願された米国特許出願第10/______に関連し、これらの特許出願を本願に援用する。
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- 心臓の卵円孔開存を治療する装置であって、該装置は、
近位端および遠位端を設けたチューブ状のカテーテルデバイスと、
前記カテーテルデバイスの遠位端に隣接した位置にあって、組織を少なくとも部分的に合わせる少なくとも一の組織並置部材と、
前記組織並置部材に隣接した位置にあって、卵円孔開存に隣接している組織にエネルギを供与し、或いは、該組織からエネルギを除去することで、実質的に卵円孔開存を閉鎖するための少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材とを備え、
前記少なくとも一の組織並置部材は、前記カテーテルデバイスの遠位端からチューブの延長として形成され、心臓の右心房側から卵円孔開存を覆う組織カバー部材を備えている、装置。 - 前記組織カバー部材は卵円孔開存を覆って、心臓の左心房の血圧により組織を接合させることができるようにしたことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記組織カバー部材は、真空力を組織に付与して組織を接合させる少なくとも一の吸引部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記組織カバー部材は第1の搬送寸法から第2の治療寸法まで拡張することができることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記組織カバー部材と前記カテーテルデバイスの間に配置されて、組織カバー部材を固定する可撓性の隔絶部を更に備えていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は前記組織カバー部材と連結されていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、前記少なくとも一の組織並置部材と連結されていることを特徴とする、請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、前記少なくとも一の組織並置部材と相対的に移動させることができることを特徴とする、請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 卵円孔開存を通って前進するガイド部材を更に備え、前記カテーテルデバイスはガイド部材の上に滑動自在に配置されていることを特徴とする、請求項1乃至8のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記ガイド部材は、その遠位部に拡張可能部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項9記載の装置。
- 前記拡張可能部材は、互いに離れて拡張することで、卵円孔開存に隣接している組織に横方向の力を供与する少なくとも2個の部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の装置。
- 前記拡張可能部材はバネ式部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の装置。
- 前記拡張可能部材は形状記憶素材から構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の装置。
- 前記ガイド部材は、その長尺の一部にそって分割されたガイドワイヤを備えており、分割部は拡張可能部分を有していることを特徴とする、請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記ガイド部材は、開存卵円孔内で拡張して開存卵円孔に隣接している組織を少なくとも部分的に接合させる少なくとも一つの拡張可能部分を有することを特徴とする、請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、高周波エネルギ、極低温エネルギ、抵抗加熱エネルギ、超音波エネルギ、マイクロウエーブエネルギ、および、レーザエネルギのうちの少なくとも1種を伝達することを特徴とする、請求項1乃至15のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、少なくとも一のモノポーラ高周波伝達部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項16に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、少なくとも2個のバイポーラ高周波伝達部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項16に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、少なくとも一の曲線形状の高周波伝達部材を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項16に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材は、メッシュ素材と編組素材のうち少なくとも一方から構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項16に記載の装置。
- カテーテルデバイスに連結され、前記少なくとも一のエネルギ伝達部材によって組織に伝達されたエネルギの量を検出する少なくとも一のセンサを更に備えていることを特徴とする、請求項1乃至20のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のセンサは、赤外線検出装置、サーミスタおよび熱電対からなる群から選択されることを特徴とする、請求項21に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも一のセンサに連結され、検出されたデータを処理して伝達されたエネルギ量がいつ所望量に達したかを決定するマイクロプロセッサを更に備えている、請求項21に記載の装置。
- 前記カテーテルデバイスに連結され、前記エネルギ伝達部材によるエネルギ伝達を検出し制御するマイクロプロセッサを更に備えている、請求項1乃至23のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
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