Multi-function thrombectomy hub
AssigneeVetex Medical Limited
InventorsMorgan Tierney, Adrian Mahon, Anthony Wright, Eugene Skelton
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Abstract
A catheter system (100) includes a catheter shaft (115) having an outer catheter shaft (130) within an outer sheath (120). An inner catheter shaft (140) is movably coupled within the outer catheter shaft. A cage (150) is proximate to a distal end of the catheter shaft, and a cage distal portion is coupled with the inner catheter shaft and a cage proximal portion is coupled with the outer catheter shaft. A hub assembly is coupled with the catheter shaft and includes a control interface (20) movably coupled with a hub body (210). The control interface is configured to actuate the outer sheath and the cage.
Claims23
A catheter system comprising:
- a catheter shaft including:
- an outer sheath;
- an outer catheter shaft within the outer sheath;
- and
- an inner catheter shaft movably coupled within the outer catheter shaft;
- a cage proximate to a distal end of the catheter shaft having a distal portion of the cage coupled with the inner catheter shaft and a proximal portion of the cage coupled with the outer catheter shaft;
- and
- a hub assembly coupled with the catheter shaft, the hub assembly including:
- a hub body;
- and
- a control interface movably coupled with the hub body and configured to actuate the outer sheath and the cage, and the control interface has respective sheath and cage configurations:
- in the sheath configuration, the control interface is moved with a first movement in an opening direction to retract the outer sheath relative to the cage;
- and
- in the cage configuration, the control interface is moved with a second movement in the opening direction to deploy the cage.
An extraction device, comprising:
- a catheter shaft including:
- an outer sheath having a sheath clutch;
- an outer catheter shaft within the sheath;
- and
- an inner catheter shaft movably coupled with respect to the outer catheter shaft, the inner catheter shaft having a shaft clutch;
- a rotatable extractor coil extending within the inner catheter shaft;
- a cage having a distal end coupled with a distal end of the inner catheter shaft and a proximal end of the cage coupled with a distal end of the outer catheter shaft;
- and
- a control system coupled with the catheter shaft, the control system including a control interface, the control interface having an engageable mechanism;
- wherein the control interface is selectively couplable with each of the sheath clutch and shaft clutch;
- wherein the engageable mechanism is configured to translate movement to the sheath clutch and the shaft clutch.
A method of operating a catheter system comprising:
- engaging a control interface of a control mechanism;
- wherein the control mechanism is coupled with a hub;
- wherein the control mechanism includes:
- a first clutch configured to movably couple the control mechanism with an outer catheter sheath;
- a second clutch configured to movably couple the control mechanism with an inner catheter shaft;
- wherein the inner catheter shaft is movable
- coupled within the outer catheter shaft;
- shifting the position of the control interface from an originating position to a second position;
- wherein shifting the position of the control interface from the originating position to the second position translates movement from the control interface to the first clutch;
- wherein the first clutch moves the outer sheath in a proximal direction and exposes a cage;
- wherein a distal portion of the cage is coupled with the inner catheter shaft and a proximal portion of the cage coupled with the outer catheter shaft;
- shifting the position of the control interface from the second position to a third position;
- wherein shifting the position of the control interface from the second position to the third position translates movement from the control interface to the second clutch;
- wherein the second clutch translates the inner catheter shaft in a proximal direction;
- wherein translating the inner catheter shaft in a proximal direction expands the cage coupled at a proximal end to an outer catheter shaft and coupled at a distal end to the inner catheter shaft;
- maintaining the control interface in the third position to maintain expansion of the cage;
- moving the control interface in a distal direction from the third position to the second position to collapse the cage;
- and
- moving the control interface from the second position to the originating position to move the sheath in the distal direction to substantially cover the cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.