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WO1997017914A1 - Dispositif de recuperation d'extenseur - Google Patents

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WO1997017914A1
WO1997017914A1 PCT/US1996/018319 US9618319W WO9717914A1 WO 1997017914 A1 WO1997017914 A1 WO 1997017914A1 US 9618319 W US9618319 W US 9618319W WO 9717914 A1 WO9717914 A1 WO 9717914A1
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Richard A. Schatz
Brooke Q. Ren
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Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/95—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
    • A61F2/958—Inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B17/22031—Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi
    • A61B17/22032—Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi having inflatable gripping elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/95—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/95—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
    • A61F2/9522—Means for mounting a stent or stent-graft onto or into a placement instrument
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/95—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
    • A61F2002/9528—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts for retrieval of stents
    • 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
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
    • A61M25/1002—Balloon catheters characterised by balloon shape

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  • the present invention relates generally to a method and device for stent retrieval.
  • stents are quite frequently used in cardiovascular surgery for the purpose of providing a supporting structure for anatomical vessels. More specifically, stents are often placed at the site of a stenosis in a vessel to establish and maintain the patency of the vessel. This, of course, may be necessary in order to, allow for the continued flow of blood through the vessel. Not surprisingly, the deployment and accurate placement of a stent in the vessel of a patient requires a great deal of skill.
  • a stent is placed in a vessel such as an artery.
  • the stent is deployed into the vessel of a patient with the stent mounted over the balloon of a balloon catheter.
  • the stent is passed through a previously positioned guiding catheter and to the desired location in the vessel.
  • Actual placement of the stent in the vessel is then accomplished by extending the stent and balloon catheter beyond the distal end of the guiding catheter where the balloon can then be inflated at the target site.
  • This balloon inflation extends the stent and then separates the stent from the balloon upon balloon deflation.
  • the stent should be retrieved.
  • the retrieval of a stent from a body vessel necessarily requires the engagement of a retrieval instrument with the stent.
  • the stent can be withdrawn into the placement catheter and then removed from the vessel without stent dislodgement.
  • Engagement of the placement catheter with the stent can be troublesome. Specifically, during withdrawal of the stent into the placement catheter, it can happen that the stent snags on the catheter. Most often, this snagging occurs at or near the distal end of the placement catheter. Further, the problem can be aggravated by the presence of a relatively soft distal tip which it typically attached to the distal end of the catheter to reduce trauma to the patient.
  • the balloon which has only the ability to expand the stent, will be of little value in retrieving the stent.
  • the present invention recognizes that the placement catheter may, itself, be helpful in accomplishing the task of retrieving the stent.
  • a device for retrieving a misplaced stent from the vessel of a patient includes a catheter which is formed with a central lumen. This central lumen defines a passageway which is dimensioned with a diameter that initially allows the stent to pass through the passageway of the catheter for emplacement in a vessel when the stent is in a collapsed configuration.
  • the device also includes a soft distal tip that is attached to the distal end of the catheter.
  • the distal tip is formed with a chamber that is established between a relatively rigid outer wall and a relatively flexible inner wall.
  • the flexible inner wall surrounds and defines a portion of the passageway.
  • the outer wall is located outwardly and radially therefrom.
  • an inflation means is engageable with the catheter to connect the inflation means in fluid communication with the chamber in the distal tip via an inflation lumen in the catheter.
  • the distal tip is also formed with a compartment that is located distally from the chamber.
  • the compartment is established between a relatively flexible outer panel and a relatively rigid inner panel.
  • the compartment in the distal tip can be placed in fluid communication with the inflation means.
  • the guiding catheter is initially positioned in the vessel of a patient for placement of a stent into the vessel.
  • a balloon catheter is then provided, with the stent to be deployed, collapsed and positioned over the deflated balloon.
  • the collapsed stent is then passed through the central lumen of the device and deployed into the vessel at the site where it is to support the vessel. If, for some reason, the delivery of the stent is unsuccessful and the stent snags upon attempted withdrawal into the guiding catheter, the proximal end of the stent is withdrawn into that portion of the passageway which is surrounded by the distal tip until resistance is felt.
  • the inflation means is then activated to inflate the chamber.
  • the relatively flexible inner wall distends. This, in turn, reduces the diameter of the passageway and causes the distal tip of the catheter to grip onto the stent.
  • the device can then be withdrawn from the vessel along with the stent that is being gripped by its distal tip while the guiding wire remains in the body vessel.
  • the distal tip of the catheter can be further formed with a compartment which is located distally from the chamber. Inflation of this compartment by the inflation means distends the flexible outer panel of the compartment and causes the extreme distal portion of the distal tip to flare. This flaring facilitates withdrawal of the stent into the passageway of the catheter.
  • the chamber can then be inflated in the manner as indicated above, to grip the stent. In either case, the device with the gripped stent is then withdrawn from the patient.
  • the present invention provides a device and method for retrieving stents from within a body conduit such as a vein or artery. While the preferred use of the invention is to retrieve coronary stents, use in retrieving stents from other body conduits is contemplated and is explicitly within the scope of the invention. This can be accomplished by side mounting a stent retriever tube having inner inflatable balloons over the proximal end of a balloon catheter shaft, compressing the tube thereby decreasing the profile, advancing the tube through the guide catheter to the stent, allowing the tube to recover its full profile, pulling a slight vacuum on the inner balloons, advancing the tube over the stent, inflating the inner balloons, grasping the stent, and withdrawing the stent into the guide catheter.
  • the retrieval device includes an elongate shaft having a longitudinally slit tube mounted at the distal end.
  • the preferred tube includes a metal (e.g., stainless steel, super-elastic alloy) spine and rib cage having a polymeric sheath bonded to the interior, exclusive of the slit.
  • the tube further includes at least one inflatable inner balloon, attached near the interior wall of the tube.
  • the preferred embodiment has two or more inflatable balloons.
  • the shaft preferably includes hypotube in fluid communication with the inflatable balloons. While tubular shaped balloons are preferred, running substantially the length of the tube, other sized balloons, including a concentric, double walled, inflatable sleeve, is contemplated for use as the balloon.
  • the transition from tube to shaft includes a shoulder, preferably formed of polymeric material. When inflation fluid is supplied to the inflatable balloons, the balloons increase in diameter, decreasing the effective inside diameter of the tube, grasping and compressing any stent within the tube, enabling the capture and withdrawal of a stent.
  • the slit tube is mounted over a shaft lying within a guide catheter, such as a stent placement balloon shaft.
  • the tube is compressed by curling one side of ribs inside the other side of ribs near the tube slit.
  • the tube is advanced through the guide catheter, exiting the guide catheter distally, and allowed to recover its original profile.
  • the tube is advanced over the stent, and inflation fluid is supplied to inner balloons, decreasing the effective inside diameter, grasping and compressing the stent.
  • the tube grasping the stent is then withdrawn into and through the guide catheter and out of the patient.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the retrieval shuttle of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shuttle body of the present invention taken along the lines marked 2-2 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the shuttle body of the present invention taken along the lines marked 3-3 in Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the shuttle body of the present invention as shown in Figure 2, with the flexible bladder now shown in a collapsed configuration;
  • Figure 5 is a partial cut-away of the retrieval shuttle of the present invention shown operationally positioned in the vessel of a patient;
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment for the shuttle body of the present invention
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the distal portion of the device of the present invention shown with a stent on a balloon catheter extending beyond the distal tip of the present invention
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of the present invention, as shown in Figure 8, with the device engaged onto a stent for withdrawal or retrieval of the stent from the vessel of a patient;
  • Figure 10 is a cross sectional view of the distal tip of the present invention with stent and balloon catheter removal as would be seen along the line 10-10 in Figure 7;
  • Figure 11 is a cross sectional view of the distal tip of the present invention as shown in Figure 10 with the distal tip gripping a stent as shown in Figure 9;
  • Figure 12 is a cross sectional view of the distal tip of the present invention as seen along the line 12- 12 in Figure 7;
  • Figure 13 is a cross sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the distal tip of the present invention as would be seen along the line 10-10 in Figure 7;
  • Figure 14 is a cross sectional view of the catheter of the present invention, which can be used with the alternate embodiment of the distal tip, as seen along the line 14-14 in Figure 7;
  • Figure 15 is a cross sectional view of the distal tip of the alternate embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 13 with the compartment of the distal tip distended;
  • Figure 16 is a cross sectional view of the distal tip of the alternate embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 13 with the chamber of the distal tip distended.
  • Figure 17 illustrates a fragmentary side view of a slit tube grasping device having inflatable inner balloons;
  • Figure 18 is a cross-section projection view of the device of Figure 17, taken along 18-18;
  • Figure 19 illustrates a highly diagrammatic, perspective view of a partially deployed stent, balloon catheter, and guide catheter;
  • Figure 20 further illustrates the perspective view of Figure 19, including the stent retrieval device of Figure 17 before stent capture and before tube profile recovery;
  • Figure 21 further illustrates the perspective view of Figure 19, including the stent retrieval device of Figure 17 before stent capture after profile recovery;
  • Figure 22 further illustrates the perspective view of Figure 19, including the stent retrieval device of Figure 17 after stent capture.
  • the retrieval shuttle of the present invention is shown and generally designated 10.
  • the retrieval shuttle 10 includes a positioning catheter 12 having a proximal end 14 and a distal end
  • a connector 18 is attached to the proximal end 14 of the positioning catheter 12.
  • the positioning catheter 12 is formed from a relatively rigid but somewhat resilient and flexible material such as polyester or hypodermic-type tubing.
  • the present invention also includes a shuttle body 20.
  • the shuttle body 20 is formed from a substantially rigid material, such as polyester or metal and is attached to the distal end 16 of the positioning catheter 12.
  • the shuttle body 20 has a proximal end 22 and a distal end 24.
  • shuttle body is formed to surround a lumen 26 which passes between the distal end 24 and the proximal end 22 of the shuttle body 20.
  • Figure 1 also shows that the present invention is intended to be usable in combination with a guidewire 28.
  • the flexible bladder 30 is positioned inside of the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20.
  • the flexible bladder 30 is formed to surround a passageway 32 and has a proximal end 34 and a distal end 36.
  • the proximal end 34 of the flexible bladder 30 is circumferentially sealed to the proximal end 22 of the shuttle body 20.
  • the distal end 36 of the flexible bladder 30 is circumferentially sealed to the distal end 24 of the shuttle body 20.
  • the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30 is dimensioned so that the stent 38 may be received into the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30.
  • the flexible bladder 30 is positioned coaxially with respect to shuttle body 20 and that placement catheter 12 is in fluid communication with chamber 40 that is established between bladder 30 and shuttle body 20.
  • the present invention is intended to be usable for the retrieval of a wide range of stents, like stent 38, as well as a wide range of medical prosthesis and other foreign objects. It is also to be appreciated that the present invention is specifically intended to be usable in vessels of varying size. As a result, the present invention specifically envisions that retrieval shuttle 10, and passageway 32 may be fabricated over a range of useful dimensions.
  • a pressurizable chamber 40 is formed between the shuttle body 20 and the flexible bladder 30.
  • the positioning catheter 12 is formed with a lumen 42 and that lumen 42 of the positioning catheter 12 is attached in fluid communication with the pressurizable chamber 40.
  • a source of fluid pressure (not shown) is attached to the connector 18 at the distal end of the positioning catheter 12. The fluid travels through the lumen 42 of the positioning catheter 12 to pressurize the chamber 40. Pressurization of the chamber 40 applies pressure to the flexible bladder 30 causing the flexible bladder 30, and the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30 to progressively collapse.
  • the ability of the flexible bladder 30 to progressively collapse may be better appreciated by comparison of Figure 2 and Figure 4. More specifically, it may be seen in Figure 2 that the flexible bladder 30 is substantially uncollapsed.
  • the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30 has distended radially inward, partially collapsing flexible bladder 30.
  • the stent 38 is physically smaller than the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30.
  • the stent 38 is free to move within the flexible bladder 30.
  • the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30 has partially collapsed around the stent 38. As a result, the stent 38 is held in the flexible bladder 30.
  • Operation of the present invention begins with insertion of the distal end 16 of the positioning catheter 12 and shuttle body 20 into the vessel of a patient.
  • the positioning catheter 12 is then manipulated to progressively advance the shuttle body 20 through the vessel, until the shuttle body 20 is adjacent to the stent 38 or other removal target.
  • advancement of the shuttle body 20 will be facilitated by use of a prepositioned guidewire, such as the guidewire 28.
  • the guidewire 28 is inserted through the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20 and the shuttle body 20 is advanced over the guidewire 28 until the target to be removed has been reached.
  • the positioning catheter is further manipulated to advance the shuttle body 20 over the stent 38 until stent 38 is partially or fully contained in the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20. This may be more fully appreciated by reference to Figure 3 where it may be seen that the shuttle body 20 and distal end 16 of the positioning catheter 12 have been advanced through a vessel 44 to position the stent 38 partially inside of the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20.
  • Fluid is then passed through the lumen 42 of the positioning catheter 12, pressurizing the chamber 40 that is formed between the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20 and the flexible bladder 30.
  • the pressurization causes the passageway 32 of the flexible bladder 30 to progressively collapse, or deform, to surround and hold the stent 38.
  • the deformation of the flexible bladder 30 is clearly shown in Figure 5, where it may be seen that the flexible bladder 30 has collapsed to surround the stent 38. With the flexible bladder 30 collapsed to hold the stent 38, the positioning catheter 12 is manipulated to withdraw the shuttle body 20 and the stent 38 from the patient, completing the procedure.
  • Figure 6 an alternative embodiment of the retrieval shuttle is shown and generally designated 10'.
  • retrieval shuttle 10' includes the same positioning catheter 12 and shuttle body 20 as retrieval shuttle 10 of Figure 2.
  • flexible bladder 30 of Figure 2 has been replaced by flexible bladder 46. More specifically, it may be seen that flexible bladder 46 has a proximal end 48 and a distal end 50. Unlike flexible bladder 24, however, the distal end 50 of flexible bladder 46 is sealed. Additionally, the proximal end 48 of flexible bladder 46 is connected in fluid communication to the lumen 42 of the positioning catheter 12. Functionally, fluid passes from the fluid pressure source (not shown) through the positioning catheter 12 and into the flexible bladder 46. The passage of fluid into the flexible bladder 46 causes the flexible bladder 46 to expand to selectively occupy the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20.
  • Operation of the retrieval shuttle 10' generally follows the same sequence of steps utilized in the case of retrieval shuttle 10.
  • the removal target is received into the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20 to be adjacent to the flexible bladder 46.
  • the flexible bladder 46 is then selectively expanded by operation of the fluid pressure source to trap the removal target between the expanded flexible bladder 46 and the lumen 26 of the shuttle body 20.
  • the positioning catheter 12, shuttle body 20 and removal target are then removed from the patient completing the procedure.
  • a device for retrieving a stent from the vessel of a patient is shown and is generally designated 120.
  • the device 120 includes an elongated catheter 122 having a distal tip 124 which is attached thereto by any means well known in the pertinent art, such as by bonding. Additionally, the device 120 includes an inflation unit 126 which is engageable with the catheter 122 for purposes to be more fully disclosed below.
  • the catheter 122 is preferably made of Teflon® duralin material and the distal tip 124 is made of a relatively elastic material such as latex. It will be appreciated by the skilled artisan, however, that other bio- compatible materials are suitable for the manufacture of the catheter 122 or the distal tip 124.
  • Figure 7 also shows that the catheter 122 is formed with a central lumen 128 which creates a passageway 130. Though not shown in its entirety, it is to be understood that the passageway 130 extends the entire length of the catheter 122 from the proximal end 132 of catheter 122 to its distal end 134. As further indicated in Figure 7, distal tip 124 is attached to this distal end 134 of catheter 122 and the passageway 130 extends from the catheter 122 through the (soft) distal tip 124.
  • a balloon catheter 136 is shown extending past the distal tip 124 of the catheter 122. More specifically, the balloon catheter 136 is shown with a balloon 138 and a stent 140 which has been positioned around the balloon 138 of balloon catheter 136. As shown in Figure 8, the stent 140 is in a collapsed configuration and the balloon 138 is deflated. Additionally, a guidewire 142 is shown which can be used, if desired, to assist in the placement of both the device 120 and balloon catheter 136 in a manner that is well known in the pertinent art.
  • distal tip 124 is formed with a chamber 144 which is in fluid communication with an inflation lumen 146 that is formed in catheter 122. Further, as indicated in Figure 7, it is to be appreciated that the inflation lumen 146 is connected directly into fluid communication with the inflation unit 126 via a line 148 in any manner well known in the art. As stated above, distal tip 124 is made of a relatively elastic material which is capable of being stretched when subjected to pressure.
  • the chamber 144 is established and located between an inner wall 150 and an outer wall 152. Further, the inner wall 150 surrounds that portion of passageway 130 which extends through distal tip 124. Importantly, this inner wall 150 is more flexible, and thus more susceptible to stretching, than is the outer wall 152. This is so because, as shown, inner wall 150 is thinner than is the outer wall 152. Consequently, when inflation unit 126 is activated to increase fluid pressure in chamber 144, the inner wall 150 will distend in a manner substantially as shown in Figure 11. This distention of inner wall 150 then decreases the diameter of passageway 130 in distal tip 124 from a distance 154 (shown in Figure 10) to a distance 154* * (shown in Figure 11J.
  • distal tip 124 is capable of gripping onto the portion of stent 140 that is then located in passageway 130 of distal tip 124.
  • distal tip 124 is capable of gripping onto the portion of stent 140 that is then located in passageway 130 of distal tip 124.
  • the catheter 122 is modified to include a distal tip 156 which includes a compartment 158.
  • Figure 13 is illustrative of this alternate embodiment and best shows the structural modifications which distinguish the distal tip 156 from the distal tip 124 shown in Figure 10.
  • the compartment 158 of distal tip 156 is located distally from the chamber 144 and is, in all essential respects, the same as the chamber 144 previously disclosed for distal tip 124. The main difference between the two being a reversal in the radial location of the thicker and thinner members.
  • the compartment 158 is formed by an inner panel 160 which is radially inside and radially distanced from an outer panel 162.
  • both inflation lumens 146 and 166 run the length of catheter 122.
  • Figure 15 indicates that when the compartment 158 is inflated by the inflation unit 126, the outer panel 162 tends to expand relative to inner panel 160. This differential expansion between outer panel 162 and inner panel 160 which occurs upon inflation of compartment 158 causes the outer panel 162 of distal tip 156 to distend. Importantly, this distension of outer panel 162 also prompts the distal tip 156 to flare in a manner that causes the distance 168 (shown in Figure 13) to increase to the distance 168" (shown in Figure 15). As will be appreciated by cross referencing Figures 15 and 16, the compartment 158 of distal tip 156 can be inflated separately from the inflation of chamber 144. On the other hand, it will also be appreciated that both the compartment 158 and the chamber 144 of distal tip 156 can be simultaneously inflated.
  • the stent 140 has somehow been unsuccessfully positioned into the vessel of a patient.
  • the stent is withdrawn until contact is made with the distal tip 124 of catheter 122, and until the distal tip 124 surrounds a portion of the stent 140, such as is shown in Figure 9.
  • Inflation unit 126 is then activated to increase fluid pressure in chamber 144. This increase in pressure causes distal tip 124 to distend and to grip onto the stent 140, such as is shown in Figure 10. While distal tip 124 grips the stent 140, the catheter 122 with gripped stent 140 can be withdrawn from the patient and thereby retrieved without dislodgement.
  • the distal tip 158 of device 120 is advanced into contact with the stent 140 much the same is disclosed above for the preferred embodiment.
  • the extreme distal end portion of distal tip 158 can be flared by inflating compartment 158. This flare is intended to allow further unhindered advancement of the distal tip 158 over the stent 140.
  • the chamber 144 is inflated to distend a portion of the tip 158 (see Figure 16) and grip onto the stent 140. Again, the stent 140 is retrieved with the device 120.
  • Figure 17 illustrates a stent retrieval device 220 embodying the present invention including a tube portion 246 and a shaft portion 222, tube 246 being attached to a distal region of shaft 222, and having a proximal shoulder 230 decreasing in diameter from tube 246 to shaft 222.
  • a preferred embodiment includes a longitudinal slit 240 running the entire length of tube 246 and through shoulder 230 for side mounting tube 246 over a shaft.
  • Tube 246 can be mounted over the proximal region of a balloon catheter shaft extending proximally from a guide catheter within the patient.
  • tube 246 includes radial reinforcing ribs 236 joined to a longitudinal spine 234. In a preferred embodiment, there are three ribs.
  • tube 246 has a slight taper over its length, having a larger inside diameter distally then proximally. This aids in stent withdrawal by presenting a smaller profile to the guide catheter distal end upon withdrawal while presenting a larger inside diameter to the stent to be captured.
  • a preferred method of making ribs 236 and spine 234 is to laser cut a piece of NITINOL tubing, for example, 0.063 inch outside diameter tubing having 0.004 inch wall thickness. The laser cutting leaves spine 234 and ribs 236 as a single piece.
  • Shaft 222 can be fixedly attached to spine 234 at spine stem 252 by soldering, as indicated at 254.
  • shaft 222 is formed of stainless steel hypotube which includes inflation lumen 224.
  • a preferred embodiment of tube 246 has a tube interior sheath 244 forming the inner wall of tube 246.
  • Sheath 244 substantially covers the inside of tube 246 including ribs 236 and spine 234, but not covering slit 240.
  • sheath 244 is formed by bonding angioplasty balloon material within the interior of tube 246, leaving slit 240 open.
  • the most preferred sheath material is polyolefin or fluoropolymer.
  • the most preferred method of bonding sleeve to ribs utilizes adhesive.
  • One embodiment has a single inner balloon within tube 246.
  • the most preferred embodiment has two inner balloons 238, within tube 246.
  • balloon 238 is bonded along a side to the interior of sheath 244, holding balloon 238 away from tube center. Balloon 238 is in fluid communication with inflation lumen 224.
  • the preferred embodiment includes a shoulder collar 232 over shoulder 230, providing a transition from tube 246 to shaft 222.
  • shoulder 230 is conical shaped.
  • shoulder 230 has a contour as illustrated in Figure 17.
  • shoulder collar 232 is formed from polyolefin or fluoropolymer. Shoulder collar 232 can be formed by wrapping a piece of polymeric material over shoulder 230 and bonding it in place using adhesive.
  • a preferred embodiment includes a distal receiver 242 attached to the distal region of tube 246.
  • Distal receiver is preferably tapered, having a larger inside diameter at the distal-most end than at the proximal- most end.
  • distal receiver 242 is flares as illustrated in Figure 17.
  • Distal receiver 242 can be made from the same material as inner sheath 244, and may be formed in one piece with inner sheath 244.
  • Distal receiver 242 serves to guide and center a stent relative to tube 246 center during stent capture.
  • Figure 18 illustrates a cross section taken through the distal portion of tube 246 distal to the distal-most rib 236.
  • Ribs 236 are shown divided into long rib 260 and short rib 262 by slit 240.
  • slit 240 is not located directly opposite spine 234.
  • slit 240 is located 90 degrees relative to spine 234.
  • Sheath 244 is interior to ribs 236 in the preferred embodiment. Shoulder collar 232 is ⁇ hown in background in Figure 18.
  • Balloons 238 are shown in both deflated state 238a and inflated state 238b in Figure 18.
  • balloons 238 are deflated, preferably under a small vacuum.
  • balloons 238 are pressurized, decreasing the effective inside diameter of the tube, thereby grasping and compressing the captured end of the stent.
  • the distal region of a stent retrieval device is side mounted over a proximal region of the catheter shaft laying outside the patient, and compressed to fit within the guide catheter if necessary.
  • the grasping device portion of the retrieval device is advanced into the patient, distally out of the guide catheter, to the stent.
  • the stent is then grasped by inflating the inner balloons, and pulled back into the guide catheter and withdrawn from the patient.
  • Figures 19-22 illustrate the problem and its solution by the present invention.
  • the embodiment of Figure 17 is shown for example, in highly diagrammatic form.
  • Figure 19 illustrates a guide catheter 300, including a distal end 302, having an inflatable balloon catheter 307 inserted therethrough, including a catheter shaft 310, and balloon 308.
  • Stent 304 is shown, having slipped proximally from the desired, mid- balloon position. Distal slippage presents a similar problem.
  • Stent 304 includes a proximal end 306. As shown, withdrawing balloon catheter 307 into guide catheter 300 presents the possibility of guide catheter distal end 302 pushing stent 304 distally off balloon 308.
  • tube 246 is side mounted over catheter shaft 310 using slit 240, and is reduced in cross sectional area by compressing ribs 236, forcing ribs on one side of slit 240 radially inward, curling tube 246, causing short ribs 262 and long ribs 260 to overlap one another near slit 240. Tube 246 is thereby curled around shaft 310. Tube 246 is advanced distally over the balloon catheter shaft by advancing device shaft 222, through the guide catheter, exiting the guide catheter distal end. Upon exiting the guide catheter, tube 246 is free to expand its original, larger, inside diameter.
  • ribs 236 are made of NITINOL, which allows tube 246 to return to its original diameter when warmed to body temperature.
  • Figure 20 illustrates the stent retrieval device embodiment of Figure 17, distal of guide catheter distal end 302. The device is shown prior to full profile recovery.
  • Figure 21 illustrates the stent retrieval device embodiment of Figure 17, distal of guide catheter distal end 302. The device is shown, having recovered the full profile present prior to insertion into the guide catheter. As illustrated in Figure 21, the device distal region is sufficiently large enough to contain stent proximal end 306.
  • tube 246 is advanced until tube distal receiver 242 surrounds stent proximal end 306.
  • a slight vacuum is pulled on balloons 238 to increase the effective inside diameter of tube 246.
  • Tube 246 is further advanced, with distal receiver 242 guiding stent 304 into the center axis of the tube.
  • inflation fluid pressure is applied, inflated balloons 238 to position 238b as illustrated in Figure 18.
  • the increased balloon profile decreases the effective inside diameter available to the stent, thereby grabbing and compressing the stent.
  • tube 246 is withdrawn proximally toward the guide catheter distal end.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé de récupération d'un extenseur depuis un vaisseau d'un patient. Le dispositif comporte un cathéter dont la forme présente une lumière centrale définissant un passage caractérisé par un diamètre. Une extrémité distale déformable pouvant se fixer sur le cathéter est capable de produire un élargissement du passage. Pour la mise en ÷uvre du dispositif, on commence par maintenir l'extrémité distale dans une première configuration permettant à l'extenseur de pénétrer dans le passage et de le traverser. Le procédé consiste, pendant que l'on maintient l'extrémité distale dans cette première configuration, à tirer dans le passage de l'extrémité distale une partie de l'extenseur à récupérer. Le procédé consiste ensuite à détendre ou déformer l'extrémité distale jusqu'à ce qu'elle prenne une seconde configuration selon laquelle le diamètre du passage est réduit pour saisir l'extenseur. Le procédé consiste enfin à retirer du vaisseau du patient le cathéter et l'extenseur saisi.
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