US Patent No: 4,723,936

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Steerable catheter

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Abstract

This invention relates to steerable catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to steerable catheters comprising a flexible catheter comprising a spring coil body defining a lumen, the spring coil body having a flexible covering thereon; a deflection wire, the distal end of the deflection wire being attached to the distal end of the spring coil body; and control means attached to the proximal end of the catheter, the proximal end of the deflection wire extending through the control means and the control means having a torque means which fixedly engages said deflection wire.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDTRONIC INTERVENTIONAL VASCULAR, INC.SAN DIEGO, CA8
VERSAFLEX DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC.SAN DIEGO, CA7

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buchbinder, Maurice La Jolla, CA 32 1282
Solar, Ronald J San Diego, CA 69 2569

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (12)
4,323,071 Vascular guiding catheter assembly and vascular dilating catheter assembly and a combination thereof and methods of making the same 499 1980
4,332,254 System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating cathether assembly 133 1980
4,439,185 Inflating and deflating device for vascular dilating catheter assembly 146 1981
D274470 Inflating and deflating device for vascular dilating catheter assembly 14 1981
4,516,972 Guiding catheter and method of manufacture 283 1983
4,571,240 Catheter having encapsulated tip marker 145 1983
4,582,181 Steerable dilatation catheter 212 1983
4,616,652 Dilatation catheter positioning apparatus 155 1983
4,597,755 Large bore catheter having flexible tip construction 125 1984
4,619,274 Torsional guide wire with attenuated diameter 153 1985
4,619,263 Adjustable rotation limiter device for steerable dilatation catheters 58 1985
4,641,654 Steerable balloon dilatation catheter assembly having dye injection and pressure measurement capabilities 103 1985
 
Schneider Medintag AG (2)
4,195,637 Catheter arrangement, method of catheterization, and method of manufacturing a dilatation element 225 1977
4,231,715 Clinically usable pump apparatus for a dilatation device 14 1977
 
ADVANCED CATHETER SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,573,470 Low-profile steerable intraoperative balloon dilitation catheter 147 1984
 
ARROW INTERVENTIONAL, INC. (1)
4,422,447 Percutaneous balloon 44 1981
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (1)
4,624,657 Medical devices having inflatable portions 22 1983
 
BRIAN GLASGOW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, THE, A CHARITABLE TRUST (1)
4,601,705 Steerable and aimable catheter 131 1985
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
4,586,923 Curving tip catheter 191 1984
 
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. (1)
4,402,307 Balloon catheter with rotatable energy storing support member 42 1980
 
Honeywell Inc. (1)
4,487,206 Fiber optic pressure sensor with temperature compensation and reference 146 1982
 
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. (1)
4,245,624 Endoscope with flexible tip control 159 1977
 
SARCEM S.A. (1)
4,650,467 Remote control catheter 26 1985
 
STERIMED GESELLSCHAFT FUR MEDIZINISCHEN BEDARF MBH FASANERIEWEG 15-17 D-6600 SAARBRUCKEN 3, GERMANY (1)
4,509,945 Catheter for catheterizing central veins 23 1983
 
URESIL CORPORATION (1)
4,444,188 Balloon catheter 63 1981
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
4,230,123 Needle sheath complex and process for decompression and biopsy 132 1978
4,299,227 Ophthalmological appliance 71 1979
4,571,239 Catheter-stylet assembly for slipover urethral instruments 61 1984

Patent Citation Ranking

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (23)
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4,976,690 Variable stiffness angioplasty catheter 128 1990
5,178,158 Convertible guidewire-catheter with soft tip 147 1990
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5,562,619 Deflectable catheter 205 1993
5,460,608 Kink free catheter 55 1994
6,136,258 Method of forming a co-extruded balloon for medical purposes 55 1995
5,797,877 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers 165 1996
5,891,088 Catheter steering assembly providing asymmetric left and right curve configurations 64 1997
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6,086,556 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers 45 1998
6,485,455 Catheter steering assembly providing asymmetric left and right curve configurations 47 1999
6,482,348 Method of forming a co-extruded balloon for medical purposes 28 2000
7,972,323 Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body 0 2000
6,896,842 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers 13 2000
6,716,207 Torqueable and deflectable medical device shaft 28 2001
6,991,616 Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body 15 2003
7,780,646 Torqueable and deflectable medical device shaft 1 2004
7,781,038 Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers 1 2004
7,585,289 Co-extruded medical balloon 0 2005
7,695,451 Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body 2 2005
7,731,682 Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body 1 2007
8,172,829 Torqueable and deflectable medical device shaft 0 2010
 
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5,765,568 Catheter system and method for venting the left ventricle 80 1995
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6,482,171 Multi-lumen catheter 36 1997
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6,159,178 Methods and devices for occluding the ascending aorta and maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient when the patient's heart is arrested 12 1998
5,913,842 Retrograde delivery catheter and method for inducing cardioplegic arrest 71 1998
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8,382,826 Method of delivering a prosthetic heart valve 0 2010
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (13)
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5,449,343 Steerable dilatation catheter 86 1988
4,998,923 Steerable dilatation catheter 200 1988
5,003,989 Steerable dilation catheter 32 1990
RE34564 Liquid filled low profile dilatation catheter 5 1990
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6,623,448 Steerable drug delivery device 186 2001
8,152,757 Intra-ventricular substance delivery catheter system 0 2009
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (10)
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5,279,561 Dilitation catheter 30 1992
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5,549,556 Rapid exchange catheter with external wire lumen 86 1992
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5,549,557 Catheter balloon proximal heat bond on extended shaft 18 1994
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7,875,049 Expandable guide sheath with steerable backbone and methods for making and using them 1 2006
7,993,350 Shapeable or steerable guide sheaths and methods for making and using them 1 2007
 
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (9)
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5,279,560 Balloon dilatation catheter with integral guidewire 55 1991
6,368,302 Dilatation catheter with stiffening wire 21 1998
6,338,725 Large-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanism 49 1998
6,500,147 Flexible catheter 21 1999
6,355,016 Catheter core wire 38 1999
6,375,629 Core wire with shapeable tip 37 2000
6,669,670 Catheter core wire 3 2000
6,468,230 Core wire with shapeable tip 13 2001
 
REVASCULAR THERAPEUTICS INC. (8)
6,059,767 Steerable unitary infusion catheter/guide wire incorporating detachable infusion port assembly 12 1998
6,746,422 Steerable support system with external ribs/slots that taper 9 2001
7,381,198 Steerable distal support system 4 2004
7,628,763 Guidewire for crossing occlusions or stenoses 3 2004
8,043,312 Guidewire for crossing occlusions or stenoses 0 2005
8,043,314 Guidewire for crossing occlusions or stenoses 0 2009
8,162,891 Delivery and exchange catheter for storing guidewire 0 2009
8,353,922 Guidewire for crossing occlusions or stenoses 0 2011
 
SCOPE MEDICAL, INC. (8)
4,921,482 Steerable angioplasty device 111 1989
4,998,916 Steerable medical device 175 1990
5,037,391 Steerable angioplasty device 81 1990
5,108,368 Steerable medical device 113 1990
5,203,772 Steerable medical device 157 1992
5,308,324 Steerable medical device 31 1993
5,378,234 Coil polymer composite 67 1993
5,480,382 Steerable medical device 94 1994
 
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION (6)
6,726,700 Manipulatable delivery catheter for occlusive devices 11 2000
6,793,667 Manipulatable delivery catheter for occlusive devices (II) 22 2002
7,591,813 Long nose manipulatable catheter 1 2003
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8,414,524 Long nose manipulatable catheter 0 2006
8,273,073 Long nose manipulatable catheter 0 2009
 
Abela Laser Systems, Inc. (5)
5,464,404 Cardiac ablation catheters and method 130 1993
5,575,787 Cardiac ablation catheters and method 49 1995
5,782,824 Cardiac catheter anchoring 20 1995
5,651,785 Optical fiber catheter and method 27 1995
5,651,786 Mapping catheter and method 9 1995
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (4)
4,875,481 Catheter with coiled wire attachment 30 1988
5,830,155 Guidewire assembly 32 1995
5,836,892 Guidewire with radiopaque markers 53 1995
7,195,612 Esophageal balloon catheter with visual marker 30 2005
 
EP Technologies, Inc. (4)
5,273,535 Catheter with electrode tip having asymmetric left and right curve configurations 165 1991
5,395,327 Catheter steering mechanism 92 1993
5,531,686 Catheter steering mechanism 99 1994
6,033,378 Catheter steering mechanism 114 1997
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (4)
7,189,215 Catheter with full-length core wire shaft for core wire interchangeability 1 2003
7,371,248 Steerable distal protection guidewire and methods of use 10 2003
6,994,718 Distal protection device for filtering and occlusion 42 2003
7,716,801 Low-profile distal protection device 0 2003
 
MEDWAVES, INC. (4)
7,004,938 Radio-frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms 18 2002
7,070,595 Radio-frequency based catheter system and method for ablating biological tissues 12 2003
8,308,722 Hollow conductive coaxial cable for radio frequency based tissue ablation system 0 2007
8,152,799 Radio frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms 0 2010
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (3)
5,318,041 Core wire steerable electrode catheter 38 1992
5,277,199 Core wire steerable catheters 56 1992
5,344,413 Catheter having a tip connector for rapid catheter exchanges 26 1993
 
Danforth Biomedical, Inc. (3)
5,185,004 Turn-limiting proximal adaptor for steerable catheter systems 50 1991
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PERCUSURGE, INC. (3)
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6,190,332 Core wire with shapeable tip 34 1998
6,273,878 Shaft for medical catheters 23 1999
 
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6,955,657 Intra-ventricular substance delivery catheter system 28 2001
7,559,924 Intra-ventricular substance delivery catheter system 0 2005
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (2)
4,810,455 Balloon catheter 4 1987
5,865,800 Deflectable catheter 123 1996
 
CALMEDICA, LLC (2)
4,808,164 Catheter for balloon angioplasty 91 1987
4,927,413 Catheter for balloon angioplasty 42 1988
 
COOK INCORPORATED (2)
4,848,344 Balloon guide 118 1987
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Advanced Biomedical Devices, Inc. (1)
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CARDIORHTHM (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
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5,406,959 Method and apparatus for obtaining an arterial biopsy and for diagnosting diseases of the vascular system 15 1993
5,843,132 Self-contained, self-powered temporary intravenous pacing catheter assembly 124 1996