Interventional cardiology instrument controlled from an intracor

Details Interventional cardiology instrument controlled from an intracor Interventional cardiology instrument controlled from an intracor

1997-10-30

1999-08-10

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

606 1, 606168, 606170, 606184, 606185, 606180, 600434, 600508, 600585, 600104, 600117, 600118, 600201, 600204, A61B 1732

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059351411

ABSTRACT:
A surgical instrument includes a proximal actuation handle and a flexible guiding catheter having a channeling lumen, a suction lumen, and a control lumen. The guiding catheter has a slit opening into the control lumen at its distal end. A hollow cutting member extends through the channeling lumen and is moveable distally relative to the guiding catheter with a cutting actuation mechanism. The cutting member is preferably a section of thin walled hypodermic tubing having a sharpened distal end and is provided with a first proximal connector for coupling the cutting member to a first pressure regulator. A flexible control wire extends through the control lumen and is movable distally and rotatably relative to the guiding catheter with a control actuation mechanism. The control wire is sufficiently flexible to buckle with each contraction of the heart and has a foot at its distal end located beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter and movable relative thereto by movement of the control wire. A suction conduit extends into the actuation handle and is coupled to the suction lumen of the guiding catheter. The suction conduit has a second proximal connector which is coupled to a second pressure regulator. Through manipulation of the instrument, a series of channels may be drilled in the heart wall to promote angiogenesis and reperfusion.

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