Medical device for treating a vein
AssigneeMark Steven Whiteley
InventorMark Whiteley
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Abstract
A medical device for treating a vein, including component parts thereof, wherein the device comprises a vein stretching member; a vein stretching member for use with the device; a kit of parts including the device and one or more vein stretching member and a method for treating a vein including use of the device.
Claims17
A medical device for treating a vein comprising:
- an elongate member adapted to be inserted into a vein and having, at a first end, a manipulating region and, at a second end, a delivery member for delivering treatment agent to a vein wall;
- wherein said second end further comprises a vein stretching member, wherein said vein stretching member is provided as a frame arranged about or ahead of the delivery member having a maximum extension along a single axis, and wherein said vein stretching member is provided as one of a square, a circular, or an elliptical frame, whereby in use the vein is stretched away from said delivery member in one plane only, minimizing the corresponding size of the lumen volume of the vein.
A releasable vein stretching member for attaching to a device for treating a vein, wherein said vein stretching member is provided as a frame arranged about or ahead of the delivery member having a maximum extension along a single axis, and wherein said vein stretching member is provided as one of a square, a circular, or an elliptical frame, whereby in use the vein is stretched away from said delivery member in one plane only, minimizing the corresponding size of the lumen volume of the vein.
A kit of parts for use with a device for treating a vein comprising:
- i) at least one medical device comprising an elongate member adapted to be inserted into a vein and having, at a first end, a manipulating region and, at a second end a delivery member adapted to deliver treatment agent to said vein;
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- ii) a vein stretching member is provided as a frame arranged about or ahead of the delivery member having a maximum extension along a single axis, and wherein said vein stretching member is provided as one of a square, a circular, or an elliptical frame, whereby in use the vein is stretched away from said delivery member in one plane only, minimizing the corresponding size of the lumen volume of the vein, and further comprising a releasable attachment member for attaching said vein stretching member to said device.
A method for treating a vein comprising:
- a) inserting an elongate member having, at a first end, a manipulating region and, at a second end, a delivery member for delivering treatment agent to a vein wall;
- wherein said second end further comprises a vein stretching member provided as a frame arranged about or ahead of the delivery member having a maximum extension along a single axis, and wherein said vein stretching member is provided as one of a square, a circular, or an elliptical frame, whereby in use the vein is stretched away from said delivery member in one plane only, minimizing the corresponding size of the lumen volume of the vein;
- b) positioning said vein stretching member adjacent to a region of said vein to be treated;
- c) delivering treatment agent via said delivery member to the vein wall;
- d) repositioning said stretching member;
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- e) withdrawing said device from said vein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.