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Abstract
A rapid exchange catheter extends from a proximal portion which remains outside of a patient's body during use to a distal portion which, during use, is located within a body lumen adjacent to a target area to be treated, wherein the proximal and distal portions are coupled by a medial portion. The catheter comprises a guide wire lumen extending longitudinally through the distal portion and a guide wire receiving channel formed by an outer surface of the medial portion, wherein the guide wire lumen is open to a distal end of the channel.
Description
- The present application is a Continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/298,313 filed Nov. 15, 2002 “Rapid Exchange Catheter with Depressable Channel”, the entire disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates generally to endoscopic procedures such as biliary procedures. More particularly, the present invention relates to rapid exchange catheters for such procedures.
- Endoscopic procedures for treating pathologies within the alimentary canal and biliary tree, including the biliary, hepatic, and pancreatic ducts, are increasing in number. While an endoscope provides access to the general area of a desired duct using direct visualization, the duct itself must often be navigated using a catheter in conjunction with fluoroscopy and guide wires without steering assistance from the endoscope.
- Multi-lumen catheters are known for a variety of endoscopic procedures including, for example, retrograde cholangiopancreatography, retrograde sphincterotomy and other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Furthermore, these endoscopic procedures have been performed using guide wire techniques. The present devices utilized in these procedures are often at least 180 cm long to allow them to pass through an endoscope, which is commonly at least 150 cm long. Therefore, when using such a catheter having a guide wire lumen extending the full length thereof, to allow for catheter and guide wire exchange while maintaining position within the target area, the guide wires used are often 400 cm long or longer. The exchange of devices over guide wires of this length is both time consuming and cumbersome.
- Due to the length of the guide wire, physicians often require at least two assistants in the room to perform such procedures. Typically, one assistant is responsible for the patient and the device related concerns, while the other assistant is responsible for the guide wire. The additional hands required due to the length of the guide wire results in a procedure that is more time consuming and costly.
- The present invention is directed to a rapid exchange catheter extending from a proximal portion which remains outside of a patient's body during use to a distal portion which, during use, is located within a body lumen adjacent to a target area to be treated, wherein the proximal and distal portions are coupled by a medial portion. The catheter comprises a guide wire lumen extending longitudinally through the distal portion and a guide wire receiving channel formed by an outer surface of the medial portion, wherein the guide wire lumen is open to a distal end of the channel.
- The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute part of the specification, illustrate several embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain examples of the present invention. In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a catheter including a rapid exchange channel; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter ofFIG. 1 taken along line 2-2 thereof; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter with guide wire ofFIG. 1 taken along line 3-3 thereof; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective, partially cross-sectional view of a catheter having a depressable guide wire lumen; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the catheter ofFIG. 4A rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof with respect ofFIG. 4A ; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter ofFIG. 4A , taken along line 5-5 thereof; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the catheter ofFIG. 4A , taken along line 6-6 thereof; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a catheter according to the present invention received within a working channel of an endoscope; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the endoscope and catheter ofFIG. 7 taken along line A-A thereof; -
FIG. 10 is a partially cross-sectional view of the endoscope ofFIG. 8 ; and -
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the endoscope ofFIG. 7 when no guide wire extends through the endoscope. - Methods and devices for using catheters to access the biliary tree are disclosed for example in Weaver et. Al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,397,302 and Karpiel, U.S. Pat. No. 5,320,602, the disclosures of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein. Treating an abnormal pathology within a patient's biliary tree may involve introducing an endoscope into the mouth of the patient and guiding the endoscope through the patient's alimentary tract until an opening at a distal end of the endoscope is proximate an area to receive treatment. Those skilled in the art will understand that, although the catheters and methods of use described herein are illustrated in conjunction with procedures for accessing the biliary tree, these catheters may be employed, or modified for employment (e.g., by changing diameter, length, etc.) in procedures to be performed in any body lumen.
- For visualization or treatment of a target area within a body lumen, e.g., an area within the biliary tree, the distal end of an endoscope may be positioned proximate the papilla of vater leading to the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. A catheter may then be guided through the lumen (e.g., a working channel) of the endoscope until a distal tip of the catheter emerges from an opening at the distal end of the endoscope. The catheter may then be advanced through the sphincter into the bile duct. A guide wire may then be advanced through the catheter, as will be described in more detail below, into the bile duct and guided using, e.g., flouroscopy, to a target area to be treated by the catheter. The catheter is then advanced along the guide wire to the target area.
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FIGS. 1-11 , one suchrapid exchange catheter 30 includes aguide wire lumen 60 including adepressable portion 42 wherein an outer wall of thecatheter 30 over theguide wire lumen 60 is collapsed radially inwardly as shown inFIGS. 4, 5 , and 7. As shown inFIG. 5 , partiallycircumferential slits 52′, 54′, are formed in an outer wall of thecatheter 30 at thedepressable portion ends guide wire lumen 60 at thedepressable portion ends guide wire 36 to be inserted into or removed from theguide wire lumen 60 at the depressable portiondistal end 54, as described in more detail below. Those skilled in the art will understand that, alternatively, thedepressable portion 42 may be formed with an opening only at thedistal end 54 as theguide wire 36 enters theguide wire lumen 60 only through thedistal end 54. Thus, in a catheter of this type theslit 52′ need not be formed at theend 52. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that it would be possible to form an opening to theguide wire lumen 60 at any place in thechannel 42′. However, it is preferable to place this opening at thedistal end 54 thereof so that the interior space of the catheter is not compromised by both thedepressed portion 42 and a guide wire received therein at the same longitudinal position. - The
guide wire 36 may be received within achannel 42′ formed by thedepressable portion 42 so that, even though theguide wire 36 extends outside thecatheter 30 along thedepressable portion 42, an outer diameter of this assembly is no greater than an outer diameter of thecatheter 30 alone. As shown inFIG. 8 , thecatheter 30 and theguide wire 36 may fit comfortably within the working channel of anendoscope 70. Thus, the depressable portionproximal end 52 is preferably located on a portion of thecatheter 30 which will remain proximally outside theendoscope 70 during use. - The fact that the
guide wire 36 is received only within a distal portion of thecatheter 30 allows thecatheter assembly 30 to be exchanged rapidly without the need for guide wire extenders or other devices as described more fully below. - More specifically,
FIGS. 1-11 show acatheter 30 including acatheter hub assembly 32 with aguide wire 36 passing through aguidewire lumen 60 which extends through a distal portion thereof That is, theguide wire 36 extends within thecatheter 30 from the depressable portiondistal end 54 to adistal end 46 of thecatheter 30. Thecatheter 30 includes ashaft 38 which has aproximal end 40, adepressable portion 42, adistal tip region 44 and various lumens described in greater detail below. Thecatheter hub assembly 32 is operably connected to aproximal end 40 of theshaft 38. Thecatheter hub assembly 32 may preferably be configured to couple to ancillary devices allowing access to the lumens within theshaft 38. - In a first embodiment, the
shaft 38 may be a generally tubular member having a generally uniform outer shape at theproximal end 40. As would be understood by those of skill in the art, theshaft 38 may preferably be sized for slidable passage through, for example, the working channel of anendoscope 70 or through a body lumen. Theshaft 38 may preferably be formed in an extrusion process, and may be formed, for example, of a polymeric material. In one embodiment, the preferred polymeric material is polytetrafluoroethylene, polyether block amide, nylon or a combination or blend of these. Catheters that are contemplated include, but are not limited to, cannulas, sphincterotomes, cytology devices, and devices for stone retrieval and stent placement. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , theshaft 38 may further include adistal taper 48 that tapers to thedistal tip region 44. Additionally, thedistal tip region 44 may, for example, include high contrast, color-codeddistal markers 50. Finally, thedistal end 46 may be radiopaque for fluoroscopic visualization of thedistal tip region 44 during a catheter procedure. - In this embodiment, the
guide wire lumen 60 extends through thecatheter 30 from theproximal end 40 to thedistal end 46 thereof. Thedepressable portion 42 is formed over a portion of theguide wire lumen 60 extending between the depressable portion proximal and distal ends 52, 54, respectively. In this embodiment, thedepressable portion 42 is moveable between an expanded configuration in which an outer wall of thelumen 60 is extended radially to form a substantially continuous surface with the rest of thecatheter 30 and a depressed configuration in which the outer wall is collapsed into thelumen 60 to form achannel 42′ in which a portion of theguide wire 36 may be received. That is, thecatheter 30 is preferably formed so that, when in an unstressed state (i.e., with noguide wire 36 passing through the lumen 60), thedepressable portion 42 is in the depressed configuration. If aguide wire 36 is inserted into theguide wire lumen 60 from theproximal end 40 to enter that portion of thelumen 60 within thedepressable portion 42, theguide wire 36 urges the outer wall of thecatheter 30 outward to the expanded configuration. - Those skilled in the art will understand that, if the
catheter 30 is not to be used in procedures where guide wire exchanges are contemplated, theguide wire lumen 60 does not need to extend proximally of the depressable portiondistal end 54. This would mean that theslit 52′ need not be included in such acatheter 30. Furthermore, such acatheter 30 would not need adepressable portion 42 movable between depressed and expanded configurations as noguide wire 36 would ever be received beneath thedepressable portion 42 to move it to the expanded configuration. Thus, thedepressable portion 42 of such acatheter 30 could be molded permanently in the depressed configuration. - As described above, although the
proximal end 52 may be located at any location distal of theproximal end 40 of theshaft 38, it is preferably located at a portion of thecatheter 30 which remains proximally outside theendoscope 70 during use. Thedistal end 54 may be located at any point distal of the depressable portionproximal end 52, but may preferably be located between 10 and 40 cm from thedistal end 46 of thecatheter shaft 38. Thedistal opening 54 may more preferably be located between 20 and 30 cm and, most preferably, approximately 25 cm from thedistal end 46. As shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 , with the exception of theslits 52′ and 54′, theguide wire lumen 60 of thecatheter 30 ofFIG. 1 is completely sealed from an outside of thecatheter 30. - The
catheter 30 according to this exemplary embodiment also includesancillary lumens ancillary lumens proximal end 40 and thedistal end 46 of theshaft 38 so that they may be used, for example, as injection lumens, allowing for high contrast media flow capability for bubble-free opacification and for visualization of a desired anatomical region. Additionally or alternatively, theancillary lumens - As described above, the
catheter 30 ofFIG. 1 includes aguide wire lumen 60 that allows rapid exchange of thecatheter 30 or theguide wire 36 when an alternative catheter or guide wire is necessary during a medical procedure. Thus, shorter length guide wires may be used since theguide wire 36 does not need to pass through the entire length of the shaft. When thecatheter 30 is to be exchanged, an operator grasps the portion of theguide wire 36 extending out of theendoscope 70 and withdraws thecatheter 30 proximally therealong while maintaining the position of theguide wire 36 at the target location. As only a short portion of theguide wire 36 is received within thecatheter 30, the user may maintain his grasp on theguide wire 36 until thedistal end 46 of the catheter exits the proximal end of theendoscope 70. At this time, the user may grasp the portion of theguide wire 36 extending distally from thedistal end 46 and completely remove thecatheter 30 from theguide wire 36 without ever letting go of theguide wire 36 and without resorting to guide wire extenders, etc. - Of course, if desired, the
guide wire 36 may also run through the entire length of thelumen 60 from theproximal end 40 of thecatheter 30 to thedistal end 46 thereof, for example, if thecatheter 30 is maintained in place while theguide wire 36 is removed therefrom. Anew guide wire 36 may then be inserted through the entire length of thecatheter 30 moving thedepressable portion 42 from the collapsed to the expanded configuration. However, after this has been done, the effectiveness of the rapid exchange features of thiscatheter 30 may be reduced. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , thechannel 42′ merges with theguide wire lumen 60 at both ends thereof and may be used as an entry point for theguide wire 36. Those skilled in the art will understand that only the depressable portiondistal end 54 needs to be open to theguide wire lumen 60 as theguide wire 36 will preferably extend from theguide wire lumen 60 through theslit 54′ (which, when thecatheter 30 is in the depressed configuration, forms an opening) into thechannel 42′. As described above, thecatheter 30 may be formed so that thedepressable portion 42 remains in the depressed configuration unless aguide wire 36 is received within thedepressable portion 42 of thelumen 36 pushing the outer wall of thecatheter 30 outward. Those skilled in the art will understand that thechannel 42′ may be formed by mechanically deforming or crushing theshaft 38 and may be induced to remain in this position by, for example, heating the designated area of theshaft 38 where thechannel 42′ is sought. The heat may make the polymeric material of which theshaft 38 is composed more malleable allowing thecatheter 30 to retain theshape including channel 42′. - In addition, as described above, partially
circumferential slits 52′, 54′, may be cut at the ends of thechannel 42′ substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of thecatheter 30 to allow the proximal and distal ends of thedepressable portion 42 to separate from adjacent portions of thecatheter 30 when the catheter is moved to the depressed configuration.FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of thedepressable portion 42 of theshaft 38 in the expanded configuration whileFIG. 7 shows thecatheter 30 in the depressed configuration. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 11 , acatheter 30′ may be formed with achannel 42″ which is permanently in the collapsed configuration. - As would be understood by those of skill in the art, the viscosity of bodily fluids, such as bile, allows them to travel through the working channel of the endoscope, along the outer walls of catheters under capillary action causing risk of contamination if these fluids escape. To guard against this, a rubber seal is often placed around the
catheter 30 within the working channel. As would be understood by those of skill in the art, in contrast with catheters having discontinuities in their outer skins due to channels opening therethrough, the smooth surface of the outer wall of thecatheter 30 in thedepressed portion 42 with only rounded surfaces allows for a better seal to be obtained therearound. - Another advantage of the
depressable portion 42 is that it increases the columnar strength of theshaft 38 as compared to catheters which have longitudinally extending channels cut through their outer surfaces. As thechannel 42′ of thecatheter 30 is formed without removing any material from the outer surface thereof, the column strength of thecatheter 30 is maintained substantially equivalent to that of standard catheters with no rapid exchange features. As shown inFIG. 7 , theshaft 38 containsancillary lumens depressed lumen 61. - As described above, the
channel 42′ may be used as an entry point for aguide wire 36, as theguide wire 36 may be inserted into theguide wire lumen 60 via thedistal opening 54. As also described above, thechannel 42′ allows for rapid exchange of thecatheter 30 when an alternative catheter is necessary during a medical procedure. Shorter length guide wires may be used sinceguide wire 36 does not pass through the shaftproximal end 40 andhub assembly 32, but rather exits theshaft 38 at a location at least as removed distally from theproximal end 40 as thedistal opening 54. - The present invention may be incorporated into most existing conventional catheter procedures since, with the exception of guide wire exchange, the catheter according to this invention is not substantially different in operation from these known catheters.
- In one possible endoscopic procedure, an endoscope is first introduced into a patient's mouth and is guided down the esophagus, through the stomach, past the pyloric sphincter of the stomach and into the duodenum. The endoscope is then guided through the alimentary canal until a distal end of the endoscope is proximate to a target area that requires treatment. For instance, in an endoscopic biliary procedure, the endoscope is guided into the duodenum until the opening at the distal end of the endoscope is proximate the papilla of vater.
- Once the endoscope has been properly positioned within the patient, the
catheter 30 is inserted into the endoscope and advanced therethrough to exit at the distal end of the endoscope. Aguide wire 36 is then inserted into theguide wire lumen 60 of acatheter 30 and thecatheter 30 and theguide wire 36 are then advanced through the sphincter into the bile duct. Theguide wire 36 is then advanced through theguide wire lumen 60 to exit thedistal end 46 of thecatheter 30 and enter the bile duct. As would be understood by those of skill in the art, theguide wire 36 may then be advanced through the bile duct to the target area and theshaft 38 may then be advanced over theguide wire 36 to the target area. - As would be understood by those of skill in the art, once the
guide wire 36 has been positioned at the target area, various catheter procedures may be performed. For example, contrast media, such as radiopaque dye, may be injected thereto via theancillary lumens catheter 30 may need to be exchanged. - At this point, the physician simply draws the
catheter 30 proximally along theguide wire 36 while grasping the proximal end of theguide wire 36. When the distal end of thecatheter 30 exits the body, the physician may grasp the portion of theguide wire 36 extending distally of thecatheter 30 and remove thecatheter 30 completely from theguide wire 36. The loading process described above may then be repeated for thenew catheter 30 to be used. If, however, the physician wishes to exchange theguide wire 36 while maintaining thecatheter 30 in a desired position within the body, the following steps are performed. First, while grasping the proximal end of thecatheter 30, the physician draws theguide wire 36 proximally out of theguide wire lumen 60 and removes it from the body. Then, thenew guide wire 36 is inserted into theproximal opening 52 and is fed through theguide wire lumen 60 through the C-channel 42 so that it deflects the outer wall of thedepressable portion 42 radially outward to allow theguide wire 36 to pass thereunder, past thedistal opening 54 and out of thedistal end 46 of thecatheter 30. - If a
guide wire 36 has been inserted from theproximal end 40 of thecatheter 30, past theproximal opening 52, through thedepressable portion 42 to thedistal end 46 thereof and thiscatheter 30 later needs to be exchanged while maintaining theguide wire 36 in position, the physician grasps the proximal end of theguide wire 36 to maintain it in position and grasps theguide wire 36 through theproximal opening 52 and draws the proximal end of theguide wire 36 distally through the proximal portion of theguide wire lumen 60 while holding the distal portion of theguide wire 36 stationary to maintain the position of the distal end of theguide wire 36. When the proximal end of theguide wire 36 has been removed from theguide wire lumen 60, thecatheter 30 may be drawn proximally from the body while the physician maintains his grasp of theguide wire 36 as it slides out of theproximal opening 52. When the distal end of thecatheter 30 is outside the body, the physician grasps the portion of theguide wire 36 extending distally of the distal end of thecatheter 30 and -withdraws thecatheter 30 from theguide wire 36. - It will be understood that this disclosure, in many respects, is only illustrative. Changes may be made in details, particularly in matters of shape, size, material, and arrangement of parts without exceeding the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is as defined in the language of the appended claims.
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1. A rapid exchange catheter comprising:
a guide wire lumen; and
first and second slits separated from one another longitudinally along a portion of the catheter forming a depressable portion of a wall of the catheter therebetween, the depressable portion being movable between a depressed configuration in which an inner surface of the depressable portion is moved radially inward toward an inner surface of an opposite side of the guide wire lumen and a non-depressed configuration.
2. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein, when in the depressed configuration, at least one of the first and second slits forms an opening to the guide wire lumen.
3. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second slits are transverse, partially circumferential cuts in the catheter wall.
4. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein, when in the non-depressed configuration, an outer surface of the depressable portion forms a substantially continuous surface with adjacent portions of the catheter wall.
5. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein, when in the depressed configuration, the depressable portion forms a guide wire receiving channel.
6. The catheter according to claim 5 , wherein, when in the depressed configuration, the inner surface of the depressable portion is moved radially inward a predetermined distance relative to the non-depressed configuration, so that when a guide wire is received in the guide wire receiving channel a combined diameter of the guide wire and the catheter is no greater than a diameter of the catheter in the non-depressed configuration.
7. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the depressable portion is biased to the depressed configuration.
8. The catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the first slit is distal to the second slit, and the first slit is between about 10 cm and 40 cm from a distal end of the catheter.
9. The catheter according to claim 8 , wherein the first slit is between about 20 cm and 30 cm from the distal end of the catheter.
10. The catheter according to claim 9 , wherein the first slit is about 25 cm from the distal end of the catheter.
11. The catheter according to claim 8 , wherein the guide wire lumen extends distally only through a portion of the catheter distal to the first slit.
12. A rapid exchange catheter comprising:
a guide wire lumen;
a depressable portion of a wall of the catheter which, when in a depressed configuration, forms a guide wire receiving channel with an opening from the guide wire receiving channel to the guide wire lumen at a first end thereof, wherein, when the depressable portion is in a non-depressed configuration, an outer surface of the depressable portion forms a substantially continuous surface with adjacent portions of the catheter wall.
13. The catheter according to claim 12 , wherein the guide wire receiving channel includes a further opening from the guide wire receiving channel to the guide wire lumen at a second end thereof.
14. The catheter according to claim 12 , wherein the depressable portion is biased to the depressed configuration.
15. The catheter according to claim 12 , wherein the guide wire lumen extends only through a distal portion of the catheter.
16. The catheter according to claim 12 , wherein the first end of the guide wire receiving channel is between about 10 cm and 40 cm from a distal end of the catheter.
17. The catheter according to claim 16 , wherein the first end of the guide wire receiving channel is between about 20 cm and 30 cm from the distal end of the catheter.
18. The catheter according to claim 17 , wherein the first end of the guide wire receiving channel is about 25 cm from the distal end of the catheter.
19. The catheter according to claim 12 , wherein, when in the depressed configuration, an inner surface of the depressable portion is moved radially inward a predetermined distance relative to the non-depressed configuration, so that when a guide wire is received in the guide wire receiving channel a combined diameter of the guide wire and the catheter at the first end is no greater than a diameter of the catheter in the non-depressed configuration.
20. A method of treating tissue, comprising:
configuring a depressable portion of a wall of a catheter in a depressed configuration to form a guide wire receiving channel with an opening from the guide wire receiving channel to a guide wire lumen;
inserting a guide wire through the opening of the guide wire receiving channel into the guide wire lumen; and
advancing the guide wire through the body lumen to a desired location therein.
21. The method according to claim 20 , further comprising:
grasping a first portion of the guide wire proximal of the opening;
withdrawing the catheter proximally over the guide wire until the distal end of the catheter is within a predetermined distance of the first portion;
grasping a second portion of the guide wire distal of the distal end of the catheter; and
removing the catheter from the guide wire.
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