Intravascular catheter having an expandable portion
AssigneeVentureMed Group, Inc.
InventorJohn P. Pigott
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for the treatment of intravascular medical conditions is provided. The device comprising a handle assembly, an expandable portion defined by a plurality of struts oriented along a longitudinal axis and a tip member affixed to a distal end of the struts. The struts are moveable between a collapsed and an expanded position. A catheter tube extends from the handle assembly to the expandable portion. An elongate member is disposed within the catheter tube and is in communication with the handle assembly and the tip member.
Claims20
A method for providing intravascular medical treatment comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of a number of medical tools for attachment to an attachment device located on a strut of an expandable portion and configured to selectively receive any of the number of medical tools, wherein the medical tool is selected to provide a particular therapeutic or diagnostic effect when utilized at a zone of treatment;
- attaching the selected one of the number of medical tools to the expandable portion by way of the attachment device;
- manipulating the expandable portion to the zone of treatment within the vascular system;
- placing the expandable portion into an expanded position;
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- utilizing the selected one of the number of medical tools at the zone of treatment to provide the particular therapeutic or diagnostic effect.
An apparatus for providing intravascular medical treatment comprising:
- an inner tube;
- an expandable portion comprising struts positioned about said inner tube, wherein said expandable portion is configured for movement between a collapsed position where said struts extend along said inner tube and an expanded position where at least a portion of each of said struts is elevated from said inner tube;
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- an attachment device located on one of the struts and configured to selectively receive, in an interchangeable fashion, one of a number of medical tools, wherein each of said number of medical tools are configured to provide a different medical effect at a zone of attention within a person's vascular system;
- wherein said inner tube is connected to said struts for effectuating movement of the expandable portion between the collapsed and expanded positions upon sliding movement of said inner tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.