WO2005070491A2 - A catheter assembly with an adjustable loop - Google Patents
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- WO2005070491A2 WO2005070491A2 PCT/AU2005/000058 AU2005000058W WO2005070491A2 WO 2005070491 A2 WO2005070491 A2 WO 2005070491A2 AU 2005000058 W AU2005000058 W AU 2005000058W WO 2005070491 A2 WO2005070491 A2 WO 2005070491A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M29/00—Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
- A61M29/02—Dilators made of swellable material
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
- A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
- A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
- A61B18/1492—Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
- A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
- A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
- A61B2018/1405—Electrodes having a specific shape
- A61B2018/1435—Spiral
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- This invention relates to a catheter system. More particularly, the invention relates to a catheter assembly with an adjustable loop.
- Catheter systems are becoming an increasingly common way of diagnosing and treating abnormal heart conditions, in particular, heart arrhythmias.
- arrhythmias can be treated with drugs or by use of electronic devices such as pacemakers.
- neither of these treatments cures the problem but only alleviates it.
- the use of ablative techniques has been shown to cure arrhythmias.
- catheters having mapping electrodes and/or ablative electrodes are inserted through the vascular system of a patient's body so that a distal end of the catheter can be placed accurately in the relevant chamber of the heart.
- the distal end is placed at or around the ostium of one or more of the pulmonary veins, in turn, to effect ablation.
- the catheter may need to be placed against a wall of a blood vessel or organ, for example, in heating tumours for treatment of such tumours. It is therefore desirable that a distal end of the catheter be substantially planar so that the distal end of the catheter assembly can be placed in contact with the wall of the vessel or organ.
- a catheter assembly which includes : at least one introducer, the at least one introducer defining at least one passage; an elongate tubular member slidably received within the at least one passage of the at least one introducer, the tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end and at least one lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end; and an elongate, shape-imparting element received in the at least one lumen of the tubular member, the shape-imparting element imparting a predetermined shape to the distal end of the tubular member when the distal end of the tubular member is extended beyond a distal end of the introducer, a distal end of the shape-imparting element extending from the at least one lumen of the tubular member and being anchored proximally a distal end of the introducer.
- a proximal end of the shape-imparting element may be connectable to a control mechanism which, in use, applies torsion to the shape-imparting element to effect adjustment of the predetermined shape of the distal end of the tubular member.
- the predetermined shape imparted to the distal end of the tubular member may be a loop formation.
- the tubular member may form a cranked arm when it is extended from its introducer, the cranked arm being arranged transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis of the introducer and the cranked arm leading into a spiral shape forming the loop formation.
- the spiral shape may circumscribe at least 360° and, preferably, about 540° so that, when a loop formation of maximum diameter is formed, there are electrodes arranged substantially all the way around the loop formation.
- the cranked arm may extend from the end of the introducer at an included angle of about, or exceeding, 90° to facilitate the formation of a substantially planar loop formation at the distal end of the introducer.
- the assembly includes at least two introducers, each introducer having a tubular member associated with it.
- a first introducer may be received within a passage of a second introducer, a second tubular member, associated with the second introducer, being slidably received within the passage of the second introducer.
- the second tubular member may be carried on a shape-imparting element received within a lumen of the second tubular member so that the second tubular member is able to be formed into a second predetermined shape, preferably also a loop formation when the second tubular member is extended from the second introducer.
- the shape-imparting element associated with the second tubular member i.e. the second shape-imparting element, may extend beyond a distal end of the second tubular member.
- a distal end of the second shape-imparting element may be anchored distally with respect to the distal end of the second tubular member but proximally with respect to the distal end of the first introducer.
- An anchor point of the first shape- imparting element may be in register with an anchor point of the second shape- imparting element. Both anchor points may be arranged on the first introducer.
- the first introducer and the second introducer may be in the form of sleeves into which the first tubular member and the second tubular member, respectively, are withdrawn to be introduced into a patient's body.
- the first tubular member and the second tubular member may be extended relative to their respective introducers to form the first loop formation and the second loop formation, respectively.
- Each tubular member may be manufactured in accordance with the Applicant's manufacturing technique as disclosed in its PCT Publication No. WO 02/32497 entitled "An electrical lead", the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- each shape-imparting element may be in the form of a shape memory alloy wire such as a Nitinol wire which is in its superelastic state.
- the proximal end of each wire may terminate in an actuating mechanism.
- each actuating mechanism may be connected to an appropriate control member of a control handle of the catheter assembly to facilitate imparting torsion to each wire.
- a catheter assembly which includes: at least one introducer, the at least one introducer defining a passage; an elongate, tubular member slidably received within the passage of the at least one introducer, the tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end; and an elongate, shape-imparting element received in the lumen of the tubular member, a distal end of the shape-imparting element extending beyond a distal end of the tubular member and being anchored proximally a distal end of the introducer, the arrangement being such that, when a distal portion of the tubular member is extended beyond the distal end of the introducer
- Figure 1 shows a schematic, side view of a catheter assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 shows a schematic, end view of the catheter assembly
- Figure 3 shows a schematic, three dimensional view of the catheter assembly.
- reference numeral 10 generally designates a catheter assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the catheter assembly 10 includes a first introducer in the form of a sleeve 12 received within a passage 16 of a second introducer, also in the form of a sleeve 14.
- the first sleeve 12 defines a passage 18.
- a first elongate tubular member 20 is slidably received within the passage 18 of the sleeve 12.
- a second tubular member 22 is slidably received within the passage 16 of the sleeve 14.
- Each tubular member 20, 22 is manufactured in accordance with the Applicant's manufacturing technique as disclosed in its PCT publication number WO 02/32497 entitled "An electrical lead". As indicated earlier in this specification, the contents of that earlier patent application are incorporated herein by reference. While not shown in the drawings, a plurality of electrodes are arranged at spaced intervals along the tubular members 20, 22. The electrodes on the tubular members 20 and 22 can be used for sensing and/or ablation or heating purposes. As illustrated, a distal portion 24 of the tubular member 20 is formed into a loop formation 26 when the tubular member 20 is extended from the sleeve 12.
- a distal portion 28 of the tubular member 22 is formed into a loop formation 30 when the tubular member 22 is extended from the sleeve 14.
- electrodes on the distal loop formation 26 can, typically, be used for sensing of electrical activity in walls of a patient's vascular system with the proximal loop formation 30 being used for ablation purposes and being arranged, in use, at an ostium of the relevant pulmonary vein.
- distal loop formation 26 there are applications where it is desired to place the distal loop formation 26 against a wall of a patient's organ, for example, for heat treating tumours. In that application, it is desirable that the distal loop formation 26 lies in a plane with no protuberances arranged distally of that plane. This is also advantageous when it is desired to steer the catheter assembly 10 through a patient's vascular system. It will be appreciated that any protuberances distally of the distal end of the sleeve 12 could snag on a wall of the patient's vein or artery as the catheter assembly 10 is being steered resulting in difficulty in steering the assembly and possible damage to the patients vascular system.
- each tubular formation 20, 22 has an elongate shape-imparting element 32, 34 respectively, extending through the lumen of the tubular members 20, 22.
- Each shape-imparting element 32, 34 is in the form of a length of shape memory alloy wire such as a Nitinol wire.
- the wire 32 protrudes beyond a distal end 36 of the tubular member 20.
- a distal end 38 of the wire 32 extends back towards a proximal end of the catheter assembly 10 and is anchored on the sleeve 12 proximally of a distal end 40 of the sleeve 12.
- the wire 34 protrudes beyond a distal end 42 of the tubular member 22.
- a distal end 44 of the wire 34 is anchored to the sleeve 12 approximately in register with the distal end 38 of the wire 32.
- the loop formation 26 formed at the distal end of the catheter assembly 10 when the tubular member 20 is extended from the sleeve 12 lies substantially in a plane extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the catheter assembly 10.
- the wire 32 is pre-formed so that, when the tubular member 20 is extended beyond the distal end 40 of the sleeve 12, the loop formation 26 is formed.
- the loop formation 26 is supported on a cranked arm portion 46.
- the cranked arm portion 46 projects from the distal end 40 of the tubular member 20 with an included angle 'A ( Figure 3) exceeding 90°.
- each loop formation 26, 30 is in the form of a spiral circumscribing at least 360° and, preferably, about 540°.
- a proximal end of the wire 34 terminates in an actuating mechanism or actuator 56.
- the actuators 54, 56 are connected to a loop control mechanism (not shown) of a handle (also not shown) of the catheter assembly 10.
- the control mechanism may be a thumb wheel for each wire 32 or it may be an electrically activated device.
- torsion is imparted to each of the wires 32, 34.
- the cranked arm portion 46 of the tubular member 20 is caused to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the catheter assembly 10 as indicated schematically by arrows 58 in Figure 3 of the drawings. In so doing, the diameter of the loop formation 26 can be increased or decreased as desired.
- the cranked arm portion 48 of the tubular member 22 is caused to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the catheter assembly 10 as indicated schematically by the arrows 60.
- this facilitates increasing or decreasing the diameter of the loop formation 30 as desired. It is, accordingly, an advantage of the invention that a catheter assembly 10 with adjustable loop formations or loops 26, 30 is formed.
- the absence of any distal support members for supporting the loops or driving the loops torsionally results in a more compact, smaller diameter catheter assembly 10. This greatly facilitates steering of the catheter assembly 10 through the vascular system of a patient's body.
- the fact that no protuberances are required distally of the distal loop formation 26 of the catheter assembly 10 means that the loop formation 26 can be placed in contact with a wall of a patient's vessel or organ to facilitate heat treatment of that vessel or organ, for example, in the treating of tumours.
- the absence of any protuberances distally of the distal end of the tubular member 20 -of the catheter assembly 10 facilitates steering of the catheter assembly 10 through the vascular system of a patient's body.
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