JP4989807B2 - 中隔欠損を治療するためのシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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- 中隔組織欠損の治療システムであって、
中隔組織の卵円孔開存症内にしっかりと位置決めされるように構成された組織係合デバイスと、
第1の方向を向く遠位端を含む遠位部分を備えている第1の可撓性の細長い部材であって、該遠位部分は、該組織係合デバイスと枢動可能に結合されており、該遠位部分は、該第1の可撓性の細長い部材が該組織係合デバイスに対して遠位に動かされるとき、該遠位端が向く該方向を変更するように構成されている、第1の可撓性の細長い部材とを備え、
該組織係合デバイスと連結される可撓性の細長い本体部材をさらに備え
送達部材の一部は、該本体部材に対する該送達部材の近位部分の前進の際に該本体部材から外側に弧状に動くように構成され、
該本体部材は開放遠位端を有する内側内腔を有し、該内側内腔は、該送達部材を摺動可能に受容するように構成され、外側に弧状に動くように構成されている該送達部材の一部は該本体部材の該内側内腔の遠位に位置しており、
該第1の可撓性の細長い部材の遠位端が開放されており、そして該第1の可撓性の細長い部材が該開放遠位端と連通している内側内腔を備え、該第1の可撓性の細長い部材が送達部材であり、そして該システムがさらに、該送達部材の内側内腔内から摺動可能に配置可能な組織穿孔部材を備え、
該組織穿孔部材が、可撓性部分および鋭い開放遠位端と連通する内側内腔を備える細長い部材であり、
該中隔組織欠損を閉鎖するよう構成されたインプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスをさらに備え、該組織穿孔部材の内側内腔が該閉鎖デバイスを収納するように構成され、
該インプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスが、該閉鎖デバイスが該組織穿孔部材内に収納されることを可能にするように構成された第1の状態と、該中隔組織欠損を閉鎖するように構成された第2の状態との間で変形するように構成され、
該第1の可撓性の細長い部材が該組織係合デバイスに対して遠位方向に移動されるとき、該遠位部分が該遠位端を該組織係合デバイスに対して回転するように構成され、該遠位端がX、YおよびZ軸に沿って回転され、該組織係合デバイスの平面がY、Z平面を形成し、そして該組織穿孔部材の長手方向軸の平面がX、Y平面を形成する、システム。 - 前記組織穿孔部材は、可撓性を提供するように構成されている少なくとも1つのアパーチャを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記組織穿孔部材に摺動可能に結合された可撓性の細長いプッシャー部材をさらに備え、該プッシャー部材は、閉鎖デバイスを動かすように構成される、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記プッシャー部材は、前記閉鎖デバイスをしっかりと係合するように構成されている、請求項3に記載の治療システム。
- 前記閉鎖デバイスをさらに備えている、請求項4に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材と前記送達部材とは、患者の脚の血管への挿入、および血管系を介した、該患者の心臓の腔への前進のために構成されている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記細長い本体部材は、卵円孔開存(PFO)トンネル内への挿入のために構成されている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記細長い本体部材は、ガイドワイヤ上で摺動可能である、請求項7に記載の治療システム。
- 前記細長い本体部材は、しなやかな遠位先端を備えている、請求項7に記載の治療システム。
- 前記組織係合デバイスは、前記本体部材に枢動可能に結合されたアーム部材を備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材は、卵円孔開存(PFO)トンネルへの挿入のために構成されている遠位部分を備え、前記アーム部材は、該本体部材の該遠位部分に近い位置で、該本体部材と枢動可能に結合されている、請求項10に記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材の近位側は、前記本体部材に枢動可能に結合され、該アーム部材の遠位側は、前記送達部材の前記遠位部分に枢動可能に結合されている、請求項11に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材は、開放遠位端を有する内腔を備え、該内腔は、ガイドワイヤを摺動可能に受容するように構成され、前記アーム部材の近位側は、該本体部材と枢動可能に結合され、該アーム部材の遠位側は、前記送達部材の前記遠位部分と枢動可能に結合され、該アーム部材は、該本体部材の内腔内に摺動可能に受容されるとき、該ガイドワイヤの露出部と向かい合うことを可能にするように構成されている、請求項10に記載の治療システム。
- 前記ガイドワイヤをさらに備えている、請求項13に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材は、前記組織係合デバイスと結合されている領域において第1の長手方向軸を有し、前記送達部材は、該送達部材の前記遠位端に近接する領域において第2の長手方向軸を有し、該送達デバイスの近位部分は、該組織係合デバイスに対して、第1の向きから第2の向きまで遠位に動くことが可能であり、該第1の長手方向軸と該第2の長手方向軸とは、第1の向きよりも第2の向きにおいて、相対的により交差している、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材、前記送達部材および前記組織係合デバイスは、前記第2の長手方向軸が、前記第2の向きにあるとき、中隔壁の表面に実質的に垂直であることを可能にする、請求項15に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材と前記送達部材とは、患者の血管系内で、第1の向きでの移動のために構成され、かつ該患者の中隔壁に対し、第2の向きで、インプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスを送達するように構成されている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記組織穿孔部材は、内側内腔と実質的に鋭利な開放遠位端とを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- プッシャー部材とインプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスとをさらに備え、前記組織穿孔部材の前記内側内腔は、該プッシャー部材と該インプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスとを摺動可能に受容するように構成されている、請求項18に記載の治療システム。
- 前記プッシャー部材は、前記インプラント可能な閉鎖デバイスを、前記組織穿孔部材の前記内側内腔内にしっかりと係合するように構成されている、請求項19に記載の治療システム。
- 前記本体部材は、滑らかなコーティングを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材は、滑らかなコーティングを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材は、ブレードシースを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記ブレードシースは、ポリマーのブレードシースである、請求項23に記載の治療システム。
- 前記ブレードシースは、金属製のブレードシースである、請求項23に記載の治療システム。
- 前記組織係合デバイスは、前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材の前記遠位部分に枢動可能に結合された遠位側を備え、かつ可撓性の細長い本体部材と枢動可能に結合された近位側を備えているアーム部材を含む、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材の前記遠位側は、第1ヒンジによって、前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材の前記遠位部分と枢動可能に結合され、該アーム部材の前記近位側は、第2ヒンジによって前記本体部材と枢動可能に結合されている、請求項26に記載の治療システム。
- 前記第1ヒンジと前記第2ヒンジとは、一体蝶番である、請求項27に記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材の前記表面の一部は、テクスチャ処理されている、請求項26に記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材はエラストマーである、請求項26に記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材は、NITINOLを含む、請求項26記載の治療システム。
- 前記アーム部材は、前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材に近接する位置に向かって動くようにバイアスされる、請求項26に記載の治療システム。
- 前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材と摺動可能に結合される可撓性の細長い本体部材をさらに備え、該本体部材は、該本体部材を卵円孔開存(PFO)トンネル内に位置決めするように構成されている偏向可能な位置決めデバイスを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
- 前記位置決めデバイスは、前記本体部材から外側に偏向するように構成されているワイヤ状部材を備えている、請求項33に記載の治療システム。
- 前記第1の可撓性の細長い部材と摺動可能に結合された可撓性の細長い本体部材をさらに備え、該本体部材は一次中隔組織フラップの一部を安定させるように構成される組織係合デバイスを備えている、請求項1に記載の治療システム。
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