US3481338A - Gas endarterectomy needle - Google Patents

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US3481338A
US3481338A US633755A US3481338DA US3481338A US 3481338 A US3481338 A US 3481338A US 633755 A US633755 A US 633755A US 3481338D A US3481338D A US 3481338DA US 3481338 A US3481338 A US 3481338A
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    • A61B17/3207—Atherectomy devices working by cutting or abrading; Similar devices specially adapted for non-vascular obstructions
    • A61B2017/320741—Atherectomy devices working by cutting or abrading; Similar devices specially adapted for non-vascular obstructions for stripping the intima or the internal plaque from a blood vessel, e.g. for endarterectomy
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  • Atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries is a disease of the vascular system which each year is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths in the United States alone. Basically the disease may be characterized as a build-up of a wax-like plaque upon the inner surfaces of a blood carrying vessel or artery, which reaches such proportion as to block the arterial passageway preventing the natural flow of blood therethrough.
  • the arterial section to be endarterectomized is first isolated from the rest of the arterial system by means of vascular clamps placed proximal and distal the inflicted portions. Thereafter a small hollow needle is inserted directly into the sub-adventitia] layers of the diseased artery, that is the needle is inserted into the internal layers of the outermost wall of the artery. A jet of carbon dioxide at a pressure of 400 mm. Hg and at a rate of up to 20 liters per minute is then introduced into the artery through the needle bore.
  • the present invention relates to an improved gas endarterectomy needle which simplifies the procedure for assuring complete separation of the inner core from the sub-adventitia by facilitating the severing of any filamented bands connecting thei nner core of sclerotic plaque to the arterial wall after the artery has been inflated as described above.
  • a needle comprising a cannula having an internal bore with a first end adapted to receive a supply of gas and an opposite end to which a spatula is afiixed.
  • the spatula is a substantially flat member Whose width is sufiicently small to permit passage through a human artery.
  • the peripheral edge of the spatula is provided with at least one opening therein and preferably a multiplicity of openings, each such opening being in communication with the cannula bore so as to permit the flow of gas therethrough. All corners and edges of the needle must be blunt and arcuate or rounded to prevent the accidental snagging of the needle on healthy tissue or capillary branches.
  • the spatula end of the needle is passed down the endarterectomized vessel along the plane of disection, that is, the plane of cleavage between the internal core and the adventitia.
  • the spatula is advanced and retracted in the vessel about the core until there is a complete separation of the core from the arterial wall.
  • gas may be flowing, flowing intermittently, or not flowing at all depending upon the presence and density of connecting matter.
  • the spatula of the present invention may be planar or it may be saddle-shaped so as to more readily conform to the external surfaces of the inner core.
  • FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a gas endarterectomy needle in accordance with the present invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a side elevational sectional view along line 22 of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a sectional view along line 3-3 of FIG- URE 2;
  • FIGURE 4 is an end elevational view of the spatula of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 5 is a top plan view depicting an alternate spatula design
  • FIGURE 6 is an end elevation of the embodiment of FIGURE 5;
  • FIGURE 7 is a top plan view of a second alternative spatula
  • FIGURE 8 is a sectional view along line 88 of FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 9 is an end elevation of the saddle-shape spatula of FIGURE 7.
  • FIGURE 10 is a side elevational view of the spatula of FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 11 is a partially diagrammatic sectional elevational view depicting the initial step of a gas endarterectomy procedure
  • FIGURE 12 is a view similar to FIGURE 11 depicting the arteriotomies subsequent to the introduction of the carbon dioxide;
  • FIGURE 13 is a view similar to FIGURE 12 depicting the needle of the present invention being introduced into the artery;
  • FIGURE 14 is a view similar to FIGURE 13 diagrammatically depicting the passing of the needle down the vessel;
  • FIGURE 15 is a view along line 15-15 of FIGURE 11 depicting the relation of the inner core and adventitia;
  • FIGURE 16 is a view along line 1'616 of FIGURE 13 depicting the location of the inner core subsequent to the introduction of the needle of the present invention.
  • FIGURE 1 in particular in which a gas endarterectomy needle 20 in accordance with the present invention is shown.
  • the needle may be made of any material inert to body fluids and compatible with insertion into the human body. Stainless steel has been found to be most satisfactory.
  • the needle is shown comprising a shank portion 22 which includes an exterior support cannula 24 surrounding an internal cannula 26.
  • the shank 22 is affixed at one end 28 to a hub 30 and a spatula 32 at the opposite end 34.
  • the hub 30 may be aflixed to the shank 22 by any convenient method such as soldering.
  • the end of the hub 30 distal the shank is adapted to be coupled to a source of carbon dioxide.
  • the hub 30 of the needle 20 is provided with a center bore which is in communication with the bore 38 of the internal cannula 26.
  • the spatula 32 which is aflixed to the shank 22 at the end opposite the hub 30 has at least one passageway 40 in communication with the bore 38 of the internal cannula 26.
  • the passageways 40 lead to openings 42 disposed about the forward peripheral edge 44 of the spatula 32.
  • the spatula 32 of the primary embodiment depicted in FIGURE 1 is substantially flat and circular in shape.
  • a manifold 46 is provided within the spatula from which the multiplicity of passageways 40, 40a and 40b branch off.
  • the manifold 46 is substantially a coplanar extension of the bore 38 of the internal cannula 26.
  • passageway 40a is an extension of bore 38 passing straight through the spatula
  • passageways 40a and 40b are each dislocated at a 60 angle on opposite sides of the passageway 40a.
  • FIGURE 5 represents an alternate embodiment of the needle of the present invention wherein the shank portion of the needle comprises a single cannula 48.
  • a hub, not depicted is aflixed to one end of the cannula in a manner similar to that previously disclosed and a spatula 50 is affixed to the opposite end.
  • the spatula 50 includes a center bore 52 of substantially the same diameter as the bore 54 of the single cannula 48.
  • Passageways 56 are provided in communication with the center bore 52 and having openings 58 disposed about the forward peripheral edge 60 of the spatula 50 in the embodiment depicted. Opening 58a and its corresponding passageway 56a represent a substantial continuation of the bore 54 through the spatula 50.
  • opening 58a is diametrically opposite the connecting surface 62 where the cannula 48 is affixed to the spatula 50.
  • FIGURE 7 represents a third alternate embodiment of the spatula portion of the needle of the present invention.
  • the spatula 64 is substantially saddle-shape as seen in FIGURE 9. This enables the spatula to more conveniently slide over the inner core of the atherosclerotic artery during use.
  • the shank 66 of this alternative embodiment may consist of either the single or double cannula constructions described in the previous embodiments.
  • a multiplicity of openings 68 are provided in the for- 4 a ward peripheral edge 70 of the spatula 64, that is the portion of the peripheral edge substantially opposite the point of attachment 72 of the shank 66 to the spatula 64.
  • the spatula 64 is provided with a manifold bore 74 which is in communication with the cannula bore 76.
  • Passageways 78 are provided in communication with the manifold bore 74 in a manner similar tothat describ d in the previous embodiment and at least one passageway 78b represents a direct continuation of the cannula bore 76 through spatula.
  • spatula when a supply of gas is connected to the hub portion 30 and permitted to flow through the shank 22 of the needle, streams of gas will emanate through the various openings in the forward peripheral edge of any particular spatula.
  • the size of the spatula should be such as to enable its introduction within the arterial system of a human being.
  • the width of the spatula may range between and inch.
  • FIGURE 11 a section of artery 80 inflicted with atherosclerosis is depicted as it is being prepared for a gas endarterectomy procedure.
  • the section 80 is isolated from the remainder of the vasculature by the vascular clamps 82 and 82a and multiple injections of carbon dioxide gas are introduced into the sub-adventitial through angular needle 84.
  • the depth of the needle determines the location of the disecting plane, that is the plane at which the inner core will separate from the adventitia.
  • the introduction of the gas has the effect of disecting the inner surfaces of the outer or adventitial layers 86 of the wall of the artery 80 from diseased inner core 88.
  • filamented strands 90 may still serve to connect the diseased inner core and outer wall 86.
  • Short longitudinal arteriotomies 92 are then made through the outer Wall in a standard manner thus exposing the inner core 88.
  • the gas endart rectomy needle 20- in accordance with the present invention may then be passed down through the vessel along all the surfaces of the exposed core 88 thus ensuring the complete freedom of the core from the filamented strands 90.
  • the spatula may be passed doWn the vessel with or without the gas flowing depending on the number and density of filamented strands 90.
  • the inner core is then transected distally and proximally and extracted from the artery.
  • the arteriotomies may be then closed in a standard fashion and the clamps 82 removed. These last procedures, not being depicted.
  • gas endarterectomy procedure technique does not form a part of the present invention and that the present application is directed only at the instrumentation which facilitates this technique.
  • a needle useful in endarterectomy procedures including a shank portion having an internal longitudinal bore therethrough and having a first end adapted to receive a supply of gas and a spatula aflixed to the opposite end, a plurality of openings in the peripheral edge of said spatula, and a plurality of passages disposed internal said spatula and extending between said shank portion internal bore and said peripheral edge openings serving to connect said openings to said bore.
  • spatula comprises a substantially flat circular disk coplanar with said shank portion.
  • said shank portion comprises a first cannula surrounded by anddisposed within a second supporting cannula and 5 6 wherein said internal bore comprises the bore of said References Cited z i l f d 1 1 her in UNITED STATES PATENTS e mven ion in accor ance W1 0 arm w e said spatula comprises a saddle-shaped member having 5641581 7/1896 Baker 128347 XR a crown portion and side portions arcuately depending 5 1,333,745 3/1920 Westcott from said crown wherein said crown portion forms a sub- 2,601,580 6/1952 Yanus 1 2 stantial continuation of said shank.
  • a needle useful in endarterectomy procedures including a shank portion having an internal longitudinal TR APP Primary Examiner bore therethrough and having a first end adapted to receive a supply of gas and a spatula affixed to the opposite 15 us CL end, said spatula having a peripheral edge with at least 128 343 348 one opening therein in communication with said shank portion internal bore wherein all the edges of said needle are blunt and arcuate.

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US4368737A (en) * 1980-07-07 1983-01-18 Purdue Research Foundation Implantable catheter
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US5336170A (en) * 1992-07-29 1994-08-09 Research Medical, Inc. Surgical site visualization wand
US5389089A (en) * 1992-10-13 1995-02-14 Imagyn Medical, Inc. Catheter with angled ball tip for fallopian tube access and method
US5472419A (en) * 1994-01-31 1995-12-05 Imagyn Medical, Inc. Catheter and method for depositing reproductive material into the reproductive tract of a female
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US20020173770A1 (en) * 2001-05-16 2002-11-21 Flory Alan R. Adhesive delivery system
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