US20060190023A1 - Methods and devices for changing the shape of a medical device - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to medical devices and their methods of use.
- the present invention may find uses in various fields including, without limitation, cardiac, vascular, tracheobronchial, gastrointestinal, urological, or contraceptive medicine.
- the present invention may be used for removing obstructions from blood vessels, filtering blood flow, repairing vessels, and treating vasospasm or AVM's.
- Numerous medical devices which are introduced into the body are expanded or deployed within the patient to perform a medical procedure.
- the present invention is directed to various methods and features associated with moving a medical device between two different positions or configurations.
- the present invention provides a medical device having a main element and an actuating element.
- the main element is moved from a first position to a second position by the actuating element.
- the first position is defined by the geometry of the main element and may be linear, non-linear, helical, spiral, irregular, or the like.
- the first position and the second position will usually be different from one another and one position may be linear.
- additional actuating element(s) could be included to provide additional position(s) for the device.
- the actuating element is moved between stacked and relaxed positions.
- the actuating element moves from the relaxed position to the stacked position upon application of a compressive force to the actuating element.
- the main element moves from first position to second position as the actuating element moves from relaxed to stacked positions.
- the actuating element may have a plurality of opposing surfaces longitudinally spaced along the main element.
- the plurality of opposing surfaces slide against one another when moving from the relaxed position to the stacked position. Once the stacked condition is formed, additional compressive force does not substantially change the stacked shape for many stable, stacked shapes.
- the geometries and relative positions of the opposing surfaces determine the shape of the actuating element in its stacked (actuated) configuration. That is, when the opposing surfaces are “stacked,” they directly engage each other and displace each other in a manner defined by the shapes and/or orientations of the surfaces.
- the resulting engagement or interference causes the actuating element to assume the second position and overcome the natural shape of the main element and, within limits constraining forces resulting from the environment, such as a blood vessel or other body lumen.
- the main element is a wire and the actuating element is also a wire which is wrapped around the main element.
- the actuating wire forms a stacked coil in the stacked position.
- the actuating wire may also have varying thickness to curve the main element in the stacked position.
- the actuating element may also be a tube, such as a hypotube, which is slotted or cut in a helical pattern.
- the actuating element may also have a number of independent elements such as a number of rings which stack together in the stacked position.
- the main element may also have a non-circular cross-section which cooperates with the actuating elements to maintain the angular orientation of the actuating elements relative to the main element.
- a medical device in which the main element is movable between expanded and collapsed positions.
- the main element is naturally biased toward the expanded position.
- the actuating element extends around the main element and is movable relative to the main element between a stacked position and a relaxed position. The main element is held in the collapsed position by the actuating element being in the compressed position.
- a medical device is movable between a first shape and a second shape.
- the medical device has a first elongate member and a second elongate member.
- the second elongate member assumes a predefined shape when placed under compression.
- the first and second elongate members are coupled to one another so that the first member may be tensioned to compress the second member to cause the first and second elongate members to assume the predefined shape.
- FIG. 1 shows a medical device in an expanded position.
- FIG. 2 shows the medical device in a collapsed position
- FIG. 3 shows the medical device passing through an obstruction.
- FIG. 4 shows the medical device expanded and in engagement with an obstruction.
- FIG. 5 shows another actuating element having varying thickness along its length.
- FIG. 6 shows the actuating element of FIG. 7 compressed to form a curved shape.
- FIG. 7 shows a main element having a number of independent elements slidable on the main element.
- FIG. 8 shows a non-circular main element which maintains the orientation of the actuating element.
- FIG. 9 shows the elements of FIG. 8 compressed to curve the main element.
- FIG. 10 shows a tube cut helically.
- FIG. 11 shows a tube having slots therein.
- FIG. 12 shows a filter in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 13 shows a guidewire in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 14 shows a medical device passing through a narrowed region of a blood vessel.
- FIG. 15 shows the medical device expanded in the blood vessel.
- FIG. 16 shows the medical device deployed within the blood vessel.
- FIGS. 1-4 a medical device 2 made in accordance with the present invention is shown.
- various aspects of the present invention may be useful in a number of different medical devices and procedures.
- FIGS. 1-4 illustrate a device useful for removing thrombus, clots or other devices, such as embolic coils, which have migrated or formed in an undesirable location.
- the device 2 may be used to remove obstructions from a blood vessel in a manner similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,895,398 which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the device 2 is introduced into the patient in the collapsed shape of FIGS. 2 and 3 and is then expanded as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to engage the obstruction for removal from the patient.
- the actuating element 6 may be an elongate element 11 such as a wire, tube, filament or the like.
- the elongate element 11 may be a wire 9 which forms a coil 8 which is movable between stacked and relaxed positions.
- the stacked position is formed as the wire 9 forms a stacked coil which is produced by compressing the coil.
- the compressive force to stack the coil is applied by tensioning the main element 4 and/or applying compression to the actuating element 6 .
- the coil 8 is stacked, the windings of the coil are in intimate contact with one another.
- the stacked shape is formed as opposing surfaces in the coil windings slide against one another until the stacked structure is formed.
- the stacked coil 8 of FIG. 2 has a substantially straight shape and, consequently, the coil 8 collapses the main element 4 into a substantially straight shape.
- the main element 4 may, of course, have some effect on the overall shape of the device 2 when the actuating element is in the stacked position but the shape is primarily determined by the stacked shape of the actuating element 6 .
- the actuating element 6 When the coil 8 is in the relaxed position of FIGS. 1 and 4 , the actuating element 6 is much more flexible and the shape of the device 2 is primarily determined by the unbiased shape of the main element 4 .
- the term “relaxed condition” as used herein does not necessarily mean completely unbiased and is used in reference to the stacked condition which has higher compressive force.
- the actuating element 6 may be under tension, in an unbiased state, or simply under less compression than the stacked condition.
- the difference in actuated and relaxed positions may be virtually imperceptible since even the smallest separation between the windings 10 will prevent the stacked condition.
- one advantage of the present invention is that little differential motion is required between the actuating element 6 and main element 4 to move between the relaxed and stacked conditions.
- the actuating element 6 may include a sleeve 10 , such as a hypotube, attached to the coil as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . Any structure, including pull wires, a collar or other suitable structure may be used instead of the sleeve 10 for manipulation of the actuating element 6 and main element 4 .
- FIGS. 5 and 6 another actuating element 6 is shown which has a differing thickness along its length.
- the thicker regions 12 and thinner regions 14 align with one another as shown in FIG. 6 to shape the main element 4 with the thinner regions 14 being on the radially inner side and the thicker regions 12 on the radially outer side.
- the element 6 can be used to provide curved shapes such as helical.
- the actuating element 6 may include a number of independent elements 20 rather than a continuous element.
- the actuating element may have a number of rings 22 which, when stacked, form a predetermined shape.
- the rings 22 may simply form a substantially straight configuration similar to the stacked coil.
- the independent elements 20 may also form a predetermined shape, such as curved, when stacked.
- the elements 20 may have a member 28 which couples the elements 20 together to help maintain the angular orientation of the elements 20 on the main element 4 .
- the main element 4 may have a non-circular cross-section, such as oval, which interacts with the elements 20 so that the elements 20 maintain their angular orientation with respect to the main element 4 and to one another as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 .
- the actuating element 6 may also be formed from a tube 30 .
- the tube 30 may be cut helically or slotted. When the actuating element 6 is compressed, the cut sections of the tube 30 stack together to curve the main element (not shown) with a longitudinal rib 32 extending along a radially outer side.
- the tube 30 may be used to form relatively complicated shapes by first shaping the tube 30 into the desired shape and then cutting the tube helically, into individual rings or sections, or in some other suitable manner. The cut tube or parts of the tube are then mounted to a non-circular main element 4 so that the tube again forms the desired shape when compressed and stacked.
- the actuating element 6 has a plurality of opposing surfaces 40 along its length.
- the opposing surfaces 40 slide against one another as compressive force is exerted on the actuating element 6 .
- the opposing surfaces 40 continue to slide against one another until the stacked position is achieved.
- each winding 42 of the coil in FIGS. 1 and 2 essentially forms opposing surfaces 40 with each of the adjacent windings.
- the individual elements in FIGS. 7-9 also form the opposing surfaces 40 on each side which interact with surfaces 40 on the adjacent elements.
- the present invention provides numerous opposing surfaces which act together to apply forces to the main element.
- the actuating element preferably has at least 100 opposing surfaces per inch of the main element or even at least 200 opposing surfaces per inch of the main element.
- the wire will essentially form about 200 opposing pairs per linear inch of actuating element.
- the actuating element 6 can be made quite small.
- an elongate element such as a wire, having a diameter of 0.003 inch can be used to form the actuating element 6 .
- the actuating element 6 is small and flexible, the actuating element 6 can exert relatively high forces on the main element due to the forces developed during stacking.
- the actuating element may have a thickness of no more than 0.015 inch, no more than 0.005 inch or even no more than 0.003 inch where the thickness is measured along the length of the main element 4 .
- the main element 4 itself may have any suitable size depending upon the particular application but is generally much stiffer than the actuating element 6 .
- the main element 4 may be a wire having a size of greater than 0.030 inch or stated another way has a size of 0.025 to 0.125 inch.
- the actuating element 6 is wrapped around the main element with very little or essentially no spacing between the windings so that very little differential movement is required to achieve the stacked condition as mentioned above. As mentioned above, very little spacing is required between the windings to prevents the stacked condition and, conversely, very little motion may be required to achieve the stacked condition.
- the device provides the ability to advance relatively robust devices through catheters without the device binding since the actuating element can keep relatively stiff, robust devices in a relatively straight configuration during advancement.
- the device of FIGS. 1 and 2 may be somewhat difficult to advance through a catheter, particularly when a stiff wire is used, since the catheter can bind up within the delivery catheter during advancement.
- the present invention provides the ability to collapse the device during advancement through the catheter so that the device does not bind within the catheter.
- the device can be used to access areas which usually require a delivery catheter such as a microcatheter 50 .
- a delivery catheter such as a microcatheter 50 .
- Many filters, obstruction removal devices and other vascular devices are naturally biased to their expanded condition.
- the devices when advancing these devices through a blood vessel, the devices are generally held in a delivery catheter, such as a microcatheter, for advancement into or through a troublesome region such as an obstruction, stenosis, AVM, vasospasm, aneurysm or small-diameter or tortuous vasculature.
- the present device can be used without a delivery catheter as is required with many self-expanding medical devices.
- the device 2 can be collapsed and then advanced through an obstruction or small or tortuous regions by itself.
- the device 2 may be deployed to perform a procedure which may be any suitable procedure including those described or mentioned herein. Placing a catheter through such an obstruction or narrowed region may increase the potential to dislodge part of the obstruction or arterial plaque.
- the present invention may be formed as a filter 52 ( FIG. 12 ) or simply as a guidewire 54 ( FIG.
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A medical device is movable between first and second positions. The medical device has an actuator which is movable between a relaxed position and a stacked position. The stacked position of the actuator deforms the medical device toward the stacked position of the actuator. When the actuator is in the relaxed position, the shape of the medical device is primarily determined by the shape of a main element.
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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/216,652, filed on Aug. 9, 2002. The entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- The present invention is directed to medical devices and their methods of use. The present invention may find uses in various fields including, without limitation, cardiac, vascular, tracheobronchial, gastrointestinal, urological, or contraceptive medicine. For example, within cardiovascular applications the present invention may be used for removing obstructions from blood vessels, filtering blood flow, repairing vessels, and treating vasospasm or AVM's.
- Numerous medical devices which are introduced into the body are expanded or deployed within the patient to perform a medical procedure. The present invention is directed to various methods and features associated with moving a medical device between two different positions or configurations.
- The present invention provides a medical device having a main element and an actuating element. The main element is moved from a first position to a second position by the actuating element. The first position is defined by the geometry of the main element and may be linear, non-linear, helical, spiral, irregular, or the like. The first position and the second position will usually be different from one another and one position may be linear. Optionally, additional actuating element(s) could be included to provide additional position(s) for the device. In one aspect of the present invention, the actuating element is moved between stacked and relaxed positions. The actuating element moves from the relaxed position to the stacked position upon application of a compressive force to the actuating element. The main element moves from first position to second position as the actuating element moves from relaxed to stacked positions.
- The actuating element may have a plurality of opposing surfaces longitudinally spaced along the main element. The plurality of opposing surfaces slide against one another when moving from the relaxed position to the stacked position. Once the stacked condition is formed, additional compressive force does not substantially change the stacked shape for many stable, stacked shapes. The geometries and relative positions of the opposing surfaces determine the shape of the actuating element in its stacked (actuated) configuration. That is, when the opposing surfaces are “stacked,” they directly engage each other and displace each other in a manner defined by the shapes and/or orientations of the surfaces. The resulting engagement or interference causes the actuating element to assume the second position and overcome the natural shape of the main element and, within limits constraining forces resulting from the environment, such as a blood vessel or other body lumen. In one embodiment, the main element is a wire and the actuating element is also a wire which is wrapped around the main element. The actuating wire forms a stacked coil in the stacked position. The actuating wire may also have varying thickness to curve the main element in the stacked position. The actuating element may also be a tube, such as a hypotube, which is slotted or cut in a helical pattern.
- The actuating element may also have a number of independent elements such as a number of rings which stack together in the stacked position. The main element may also have a non-circular cross-section which cooperates with the actuating elements to maintain the angular orientation of the actuating elements relative to the main element.
- In another aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided in which the main element is movable between expanded and collapsed positions. The main element is naturally biased toward the expanded position. The actuating element extends around the main element and is movable relative to the main element between a stacked position and a relaxed position. The main element is held in the collapsed position by the actuating element being in the compressed position.
- In still another aspect of the present invention, a medical device is movable between a first shape and a second shape. The medical device has a first elongate member and a second elongate member. The second elongate member assumes a predefined shape when placed under compression. The first and second elongate members are coupled to one another so that the first member may be tensioned to compress the second member to cause the first and second elongate members to assume the predefined shape.
- These and other aspects of the invention are described with reference to the description of the preferred embodiments described below. The examples presented below are intended to illustrate a few examples of medical devices which may be manufactured and/or used in accordance with any of the principles of the invention, however, it is understood that the present invention may have many other medical uses which are not described or mentioned here.
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FIG. 1 shows a medical device in an expanded position. -
FIG. 2 shows the medical device in a collapsed position -
FIG. 3 shows the medical device passing through an obstruction. -
FIG. 4 shows the medical device expanded and in engagement with an obstruction. -
FIG. 5 shows another actuating element having varying thickness along its length. -
FIG. 6 shows the actuating element ofFIG. 7 compressed to form a curved shape. -
FIG. 7 shows a main element having a number of independent elements slidable on the main element. -
FIG. 8 shows a non-circular main element which maintains the orientation of the actuating element. -
FIG. 9 shows the elements ofFIG. 8 compressed to curve the main element. -
FIG. 10 shows a tube cut helically. -
FIG. 11 shows a tube having slots therein. -
FIG. 12 shows a filter in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 13 shows a guidewire in accordance with the present invention. -
FIG. 14 shows a medical device passing through a narrowed region of a blood vessel. -
FIG. 15 shows the medical device expanded in the blood vessel. -
FIG. 16 shows the medical device deployed within the blood vessel. - Referring to
FIGS. 1-4 , amedical device 2 made in accordance with the present invention is shown. As mentioned above, various aspects of the present invention may be useful in a number of different medical devices and procedures. As an example of one such medical use,FIGS. 1-4 illustrate a device useful for removing thrombus, clots or other devices, such as embolic coils, which have migrated or formed in an undesirable location. Thedevice 2 may be used to remove obstructions from a blood vessel in a manner similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,895,398 which is incorporated herein by reference. Thedevice 2 is introduced into the patient in the collapsed shape ofFIGS. 2 and 3 and is then expanded as shown inFIGS. 1 and 4 to engage the obstruction for removal from the patient. - The
medical device 2 has amain element 4 and anactuating element 6. Themain element 4 may be any suitable elongate element such as a wire, tube, filament or the like. For example, themain element 4 may be awire 6 made out of a superelastic material or stainless steel. Themain element 4 is naturally biased toward the expanded condition ofFIG. 1 and is moved to the collapsed position ofFIG. 2 with theactuating element 6. Theactuating element 6 andmain element 4 are attached to one another at anattachment point 8 using any suitable method such as soldering, mechanical interference, or adhesive. In one aspect of the invention, themain element 4 is attached to theactuating element 6 proximal to adistal portion 7 of theactuating element 6 to provide a soft tip. For example, thedistal portion 7 may form a soft, helical coil at thedistal portion 7. This feature is particularly advantageous when advancing thedevice 2 by itself through a blood vessel much like a guidewire is advanced through a blood vessel as described further below. - The
actuating element 6 may be anelongate element 11 such as a wire, tube, filament or the like. For example, theelongate element 11 may be awire 9 which forms acoil 8 which is movable between stacked and relaxed positions. Referring specifically toFIG. 2 , the stacked position is formed as thewire 9 forms a stacked coil which is produced by compressing the coil. The compressive force to stack the coil is applied by tensioning themain element 4 and/or applying compression to theactuating element 6. When thecoil 8 is stacked, the windings of the coil are in intimate contact with one another. As will be described in greater detail below, the stacked shape is formed as opposing surfaces in the coil windings slide against one another until the stacked structure is formed. Some stacked conditions are quite stable, such as a substantially straight stacked position, and additional compressive force does not significantly alter the stacked shape. Thestacked coil 8 ofFIG. 2 has a substantially straight shape and, consequently, thecoil 8 collapses themain element 4 into a substantially straight shape. Themain element 4 may, of course, have some effect on the overall shape of thedevice 2 when the actuating element is in the stacked position but the shape is primarily determined by the stacked shape of theactuating element 6. - When the
coil 8 is in the relaxed position ofFIGS. 1 and 4 , theactuating element 6 is much more flexible and the shape of thedevice 2 is primarily determined by the unbiased shape of themain element 4. The term “relaxed condition” as used herein does not necessarily mean completely unbiased and is used in reference to the stacked condition which has higher compressive force. Thus, theactuating element 6 may be under tension, in an unbiased state, or simply under less compression than the stacked condition. In fact, the difference in actuated and relaxed positions may be virtually imperceptible since even the smallest separation between thewindings 10 will prevent the stacked condition. Thus, one advantage of the present invention is that little differential motion is required between theactuating element 6 andmain element 4 to move between the relaxed and stacked conditions. The separation shown between the windings in the drawings is exaggerated for the purpose of clarifying the invention. Theactuating element 6 may include asleeve 10, such as a hypotube, attached to the coil as shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . Any structure, including pull wires, a collar or other suitable structure may be used instead of thesleeve 10 for manipulation of theactuating element 6 andmain element 4. - Referring to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , anotheractuating element 6 is shown which has a differing thickness along its length. When theactuating element 6 is wrapped around themain element 4 and compressed, thethicker regions 12 andthinner regions 14 align with one another as shown inFIG. 6 to shape themain element 4 with thethinner regions 14 being on the radially inner side and thethicker regions 12 on the radially outer side. In this manner, theelement 6 can be used to provide curved shapes such as helical. - Referring to
FIGS. 7-9 , theactuating element 6 may include a number ofindependent elements 20 rather than a continuous element. For example, the actuating element may have a number ofrings 22 which, when stacked, form a predetermined shape. For example, therings 22 may simply form a substantially straight configuration similar to the stacked coil. Theindependent elements 20 may also form a predetermined shape, such as curved, when stacked. Theelements 20 may have amember 28 which couples theelements 20 together to help maintain the angular orientation of theelements 20 on themain element 4. Alternatively, themain element 4 may have a non-circular cross-section, such as oval, which interacts with theelements 20 so that theelements 20 maintain their angular orientation with respect to themain element 4 and to one another as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 . - Referring to
FIGS. 10 and 11 , theactuating element 6 may also be formed from atube 30. Thetube 30 may be cut helically or slotted. When theactuating element 6 is compressed, the cut sections of thetube 30 stack together to curve the main element (not shown) with alongitudinal rib 32 extending along a radially outer side. Thetube 30 may be used to form relatively complicated shapes by first shaping thetube 30 into the desired shape and then cutting the tube helically, into individual rings or sections, or in some other suitable manner. The cut tube or parts of the tube are then mounted to a non-circularmain element 4 so that the tube again forms the desired shape when compressed and stacked. - A number of aspects of the present invention rely on forces developed during stacking of the
actuating element 6 to change the shape of themain element 4. Referring again toFIGS. 1 and 5 -8, theactuating element 6 has a plurality of opposingsurfaces 40 along its length. The opposing surfaces 40 slide against one another as compressive force is exerted on theactuating element 6. The opposing surfaces 40 continue to slide against one another until the stacked position is achieved. For example, each winding 42 of the coil inFIGS. 1 and 2 essentiallyforms opposing surfaces 40 with each of the adjacent windings. The individual elements inFIGS. 7-9 also form the opposing surfaces 40 on each side which interact withsurfaces 40 on the adjacent elements. The present invention provides numerous opposing surfaces which act together to apply forces to the main element. In one aspect of the present invention, the actuating element preferably has at least 100 opposing surfaces per inch of the main element or even at least 200 opposing surfaces per inch of the main element. When using a 0.005 inch diameter wire, for example, as the actuating element, the wire will essentially form about 200 opposing pairs per linear inch of actuating element. - One advantage of the present invention is that the
actuating element 6 can be made quite small. For example, an elongate element, such as a wire, having a diameter of 0.003 inch can be used to form theactuating element 6. Although theactuating element 6 is small and flexible, theactuating element 6 can exert relatively high forces on the main element due to the forces developed during stacking. Stated another way, the actuating element may have a thickness of no more than 0.015 inch, no more than 0.005 inch or even no more than 0.003 inch where the thickness is measured along the length of themain element 4. Themain element 4 itself may have any suitable size depending upon the particular application but is generally much stiffer than theactuating element 6. For example, themain element 4 may be a wire having a size of greater than 0.030 inch or stated another way has a size of 0.025 to 0.125 inch. Theactuating element 6 is wrapped around the main element with very little or essentially no spacing between the windings so that very little differential movement is required to achieve the stacked condition as mentioned above. As mentioned above, very little spacing is required between the windings to prevents the stacked condition and, conversely, very little motion may be required to achieve the stacked condition. - An advantage of using the stacking phenomenon is that relatively high forces can be imparted along the entire length of the main element, rather than a few locations, using a relatively thin, flexible element. When the actuating element is in the relaxed condition, the small size of the actuating element does not significantly affect the physical characteristics, such as flexibility, of the main element. In this manner, the device provides the ability to advance relatively robust devices through catheters without the device binding since the actuating element can keep relatively stiff, robust devices in a relatively straight configuration during advancement. For example, the device of
FIGS. 1 and 2 may be somewhat difficult to advance through a catheter, particularly when a stiff wire is used, since the catheter can bind up within the delivery catheter during advancement. The present invention provides the ability to collapse the device during advancement through the catheter so that the device does not bind within the catheter. - Another advantage in a few aspects of the present invention is that the device assumes the desired physical geometry and characteristics when the actuating element is relaxed yet the device can be collapsed easily with little relative motion and with a very thin, flexible filament or wire which does not significantly impact the main elements physical characteristics when relaxed.
- In one specific application of the present invention, the device can be used to access areas which usually require a delivery catheter such as a
microcatheter 50. Many filters, obstruction removal devices and other vascular devices are naturally biased to their expanded condition. Thus, when advancing these devices through a blood vessel, the devices are generally held in a delivery catheter, such as a microcatheter, for advancement into or through a troublesome region such as an obstruction, stenosis, AVM, vasospasm, aneurysm or small-diameter or tortuous vasculature. - The present device can be used without a delivery catheter as is required with many self-expanding medical devices. Referring again to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , for example, thedevice 2 can be collapsed and then advanced through an obstruction or small or tortuous regions by itself. At that desired location and at the desired time, thedevice 2 may be deployed to perform a procedure which may be any suitable procedure including those described or mentioned herein. Placing a catheter through such an obstruction or narrowed region may increase the potential to dislodge part of the obstruction or arterial plaque. Thus, the present invention may be formed as a filter 52 (FIG. 12 ) or simply as a guidewire 54 (FIG. 13 ) which can be moved between the two conditions as described in any manner herein for moving the devices between two positions such as expanded and collapsed or curved and substantially straightened. The soft tip, which is provided by the distal portion of the coil, also helps the devices described herein pass through blood vessels and, in particular, troublesome regions in a manner similar to a guidewire. - Referring to
FIG. 14-16 , adevice 56 may also be introduced into a vessel to temporarily or permanently treat the vessel. Themedical device 56 may be used to open a vessel in a manner similar to a stent or to treat vasospasm. Themedical device 56 may be released as shown inFIG. 16 or may be temporarily deployed and then removed. For example, themedical device 56 may have aseverable bond 58 which permits release of the device. Any suitable bond may be used including a mechanical and/or electrolytically severable bond. For example, themain element 4 may have an electrolytically severable bond and theactuating element 6 may have a discontinuity along thecoil 60 or at the coil tosheath 62 interface which permits separation of the actuating element when themain element 4 is released. - The present invention has been described with reference to various preferred embodiments, however, it should be understood that the present invention may be used in many other medical devices not mentioned herein.
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39. A method of changing the shape of a medical device in a patient, comprising the steps of:
providing a medical device having a main element and an actuating element, the main element being movable between expanded and collapsed positions, the main element being naturally biased toward the expanded position, the actuating element extending around the main element and being movable relative to the main element between a stacked position and a relaxed position;
delivering the main element into a patient with the main element in the collapsed position, the main element being held in the collapsed position by the actuating element, the actuating element being in the compressed position;
moving the actuating element to the relaxed position thereby permitting the main element to move toward the expanded position.
40. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the main element being a wire.
41. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the actuating element being a coil wrapped around the main element.
42. The method of claim 41 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the coil having a varying thickness, wherein the stacked position of the coil aligns segments having relatively smaller thickness.
43. The method of claim 41 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the coil being stacked when in the compressed position.
44. The method of claim 41 , wherein:
the coil is wound around the main element at an angle of 60 to 90 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the main element.
45. The method of claim 39 , further comprising the step of:
using the medical device to perform a procedure in the patient.
46. The method of claim 45 , wherein:
the using step is carried out with the procedure being a procedure selected from the group consisting of cardiac, vascular, tracheobronchial, gastrointestinal, urological and contraceptive.
47. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the main element being non-circular and the actuating element being mounted around and slidable on the main element, the main element maintaining an angular orientation of the actuating element with respect to the main element.
48. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the actuating element having a number of independent elements.
49. The method of claim 48 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the independent elements each having a throughhole for receiving the main element.
50. The method of claim 39 , further comprising the step of:
separating at least part of the main element from the medical device and leaving the separated part of the main element in the patient.
51. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the delivering step is carried out with the device being advanced through a narrowed region of a blood vessel, the device being advanced through the narrowed region with the actuating element in the stacked position thereby holding the main element in the collapsed position, the device being advanced by itself through the narrowed region without use of a delivery catheter.
52. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the actuating element being a hypotube.
53. The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the hypotube being cut helically.
54. A medical device which is movable between a first shape and a second shape, the medical device comprising:
a first elongate member; and
a second elongate member which assumes a predefined shape when placed under compression;
wherein the first and second elongate members are coupled to one another at least one location so that the first member may be tensioned to compress the second member and cause the first and second members to assume the predefined shape.
55. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member has a plurality of opposing surfaces positioned along the first elongate member, the plurality of opposing surfaces sliding against one another when the second elongate member is compressed.
56. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member is a coil.
57. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member slides over the first elongate member.
58. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member moves the first elongate member from an expanded shape to a collapsed shape when the second member is compressed.
59. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member is compressed until a stacked condition is achieved.
60. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the second elongate member is made of a plurality of independent elements.
61. The medical device of claim 54 , wherein:
the plurality of independent elements are rings.
62. The medical device of claims 20 or 41, wherein:
the providing step is carried out with the coil being coupled to the main element at a position proximal to the distal end of the coil to leave a distal coil portion.
63. The medical device of claims 26 or 56, wherein:
the first element is coupled to the coil at a location proximal to a distal end of the coil to leave a distal coil portion, the distal coil portion being unchanged when the second element moving to and from the predefined shape.
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