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US 11,141,133 B2Granted
Catheter and associated methods
OwnerLouis Marc Jean Lucien Labrousse, Lionel Jean Pierre Lerouxinventors
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Abstract
A catheter includes a hollow body which extends longitudinally and has at least one first side window and a probe emitting a wave beam, the first side window allowing the radiation of the beam in a region next to the catheter for generating imaging, the catheter also including a longitudinal guiding device allowing a transmission of a movement to an intervention element, the intervention element moving in at least an area of the beam, the intervention angle between the first intervention element and the axis of the catheter being controlled by a remote control system.
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A catheter comprising:
- a hollow body extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side window and a probe to emit and receive a wave beam for generating imaging, said first side window allowing the wave beam to be radiated in a side region lateral to the catheter, said first side window being arranged in a longitudinal wall of the hollow body that extends along the longitudinal axis, said side region being in a first plane that includes the longitudinal axis of the hollow body and extends through the side window, and
- a longitudinal guiding device allowing a movement to be transmitted to a chirurgical intervention element, the movements of said chirurgical intervention element being held in the first plane, an intervention angle between the chirurgical intervention element and the longitudinal axis of the catheter being driven by a remote driving system,
- an angular guiding device, and
- a deformable element,
- wherein the longitudinal guiding device allows all or part of the angular guiding device or the deformable element or the chirurgical intervention element to be longitudinally guided,
- wherein the longitudinal guiding device comprises a longitudinal port extending inside the catheter, said longitudinal guiding device being associated at its distal end with the angular guiding device, and
- wherein the deformable element is flexible, the hollow body of the catheter comprising a side aperture the largest dimension of which is included in the first plane, said side aperture being adapted to allow the rotational movements of the angular guiding device and the passage of the chirurgical intervention element outside the catheter.
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A catheter comprising:
- a hollow body extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis;
- a first side window and a probe to emit and receive a wave beam for generating imaging, said first side window allowing the wave beam to be radiated in a side region lateral to the catheter, said first side window being arranged in a longitudinal wall of the hollow body that extends along the longitudinal axis, said side region being in a first plane that includes the longitudinal axis of the hollow body and extends through the side window, and
- a longitudinal guiding device allowing a movement to be transmitted to a chirurgical intervention element, the movements of said chirurgical intervention element being held in the first plane, an intervention angle between the chirurgical intervention element and the longitudinal axis of the catheter being driven by a remote driving system,
- wherein an angular guiding device is associated with the longitudinal guiding device, and
- wherein a deformable element is guided by the angular guiding device comprising a push rod translating on the longitudinal guiding device, wherein the longitudinal guiding device is integral with the catheter, the translation of the push rod actuating a pivot connection of the angular guiding device, the push rod being actuated by the remote driving system, the pivot connection initiating a rotation of a distal movable arm supporting the chirurgical intervention element.
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