US Patent No: 4,817,613

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Guiding catheter

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Abstract

A torque transmitting guiding catheter adapted for insertion into vascular vessels with a body and a method for its construction is disclosed. The guiding catheter includes a flexible tubular member surrounded by a pair of torque transmitting layers that are formed of a flat braided material. A flexible (plastic) casing that initially is applied as a viscous material impregnates and encases the torque transmitting layer to hold them in place and eliminate their rough edges. The ends of the torque transmitting layers are soldered using a radiopaque solder to enhance the catheter's visibility within a body. The tubular member is also folded about the distal end of the catheter over the distal extremity of at least one of the torque transmitting layers to provide a smooth and soft distal catheter tip. The formed catheter has a flexible curving distal tip. The tip's shape memory is enhanced by at least partially curing the casing material while the tip takes the form of its desired final shape.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.SANTA CLARA, CA1519

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jaraczewski, Richard Livermore, CA 4 853
Plaia, Mark E Redmond, WA 3 354

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
4,586,923 Curving tip catheter 191 1984
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
4,425,919 Torque transmitting catheter apparatus 181 1981
 
SHOBERT, SAMUEL M. (1)
4,200,126 Plastic composite tubular element containing a sleeve of braided metallic ribbons 45 1978

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (74)
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5,120,323 Telescoping guide catheter system 101 1991
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5,484,409 Intravascular catheter and method for use thereof 40 1993
5,437,282 Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters 24 1993
5,364,357 Small diameter dilatation catheter having wire reinforced coaxial tubular body 57 1994
5,490,837 Single operator exchange catheter having a distal catheter shaft section 110 1994
5,507,995 Process for making a catheter 31 1994
5,667,499 Guide catheter unibody 14 1994
5,531,721 Multiple member intravascular guide catheter 45 1994
5,603,705 Catheter joint with restraining device 48 1995
5,596,990 Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position 35 1995
5,674,208 Thin-walled catheter 72 1995
5,730,733 Flow assisted catheter 42 1996
5,724,977 Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position 53 1996
5,860,963 Guiding catheter 53 1996
5,935,114 Rapid exchange delivery catheter 36 1996
5,976,107 Catheter having extendable guide wire lumen 41 1997
5,947,939 Flow assisted catheter 36 1997
5,954,651 Catheter having a high tensile strength braid wire constraint 35 1997
6,077,258 Braided angiography catheter having full length radiopacity and controlled flexibility 18 1997
5,908,413 Radiopaque catheter and method of manufacture thereof 27 1997
5,891,110 Over-the-wire catheter with improved trackability 62 1997
5,879,305 Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position 21 1997
5,899,892 Catheter having distal fiber braid 32 1997
6,036,682 Catheter having a plurality of integral radiopaque bands 90 1997
6,165,166 Trilayer, extruded medical tubing and medical devices incorporating such tubing 62 1998
6,113,579 Catheter tip designs and methods for improved stent crossing 58 1998
5,947,927 Convertible catheter having a single proximal lumen 19 1998
6,464,684 Catheter having regions of differing braid densities and methods of manufacture therefor 21 1998
5,961,511 Catheter having LCP reinforced distal portion 36 1998
6,264,630 Balloon catheter having an oscillating tip configuration 9 1998
6,517,515 Catheter having variable size guide wire lumen 19 1999
6,171,295 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement 34 1999
6,048,338 Catheter with spiral cut transition member 37 1999
6,648,854 Single lumen balloon-tipped micro catheter with reinforced shaft 28 1999
6,212,422 Catheter having a high tensile strength braid wire constraint and method of manufacture 34 1999
6,193,705 Flow assisted catheter 14 1999
6,322,586 Catheter tip designs and method of manufacture 82 2000
6,942,654 Intravascular catheter with axial member 11 2000
6,709,429 Intravascular catheter with multiple axial fibers 10 2000
6,475,209 Catheter with spiral cut transition member 30 2000
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6,505,066 Catheter having a high tensile strength braid wire constraint and method of manufacture 19 2001
7,846,148 Catheter having increased curve performance through heat treatment 0 2001
7,201,763 Distal balloon waist material relief and method of manufacture 2 2001
6,790,221 Catheter tip designs and method of manufacture 25 2001
7,488,338 Catheter having an improved torque transmitting shaft 2 2001
6,945,970 Catheter incorporating a curable polymer layer to control flexibility and method of manufacture 8 2001
7,115,183 Catheter with spiral cut transition member 3 2002
7,297,302 Catheter having a high tensile strength braid wire constraint and method of manufacture 4 2002
7,438,712 Multi-braid exterior tube 7 2003
7,169,139 Reinforced retention structures 0 2003
7,597,830 Method of forming catheter distal tip 0 2003
7,824,392 Catheter with thin-walled braid 0 2003
7,717,865 Side loading wire torquing device 1 2003
7,955,313 Composite catheter braid 0 2003
7,615,043 Medical device incorporating a polymer blend 1 2004
7,128,956 Catheter having improved curve retention 7 2004
7,815,599 Catheter having an ultra soft tip and methods for making the same 0 2004
7,744,574 Catheter tip to reduce wire lock 0 2004
7,985,214 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement 0 2005
7,354,430 Catheter incorporating a curable polymer layer to control flexibility 1 2005
7,918,806 Guide wire with adjustable flexibility 0 2006
7,455,739 Shaped reinforcing member for medical device and method for making the same 3 2006
8,419,658 Medical device including structure for crossing an occlusion in a vessel 0 2006
7,744,586 Catheter with spiral cut transition member 0 2006
7,914,516 Reinforced retention structures 0 2007
7,841,994 Medical device for crossing an occlusion in a vessel 0 2007
8,206,373 Medical device including braid with coated portion 0 2008
8,231,647 Catheter having an improved torque transmitting shaft 0 2008
8,251,976 Medical device incorporating a polymer blend 0 2009
8,206,372 Catheter with spiral cut transition member 0 2010
8,197,453 Catheter having increased curve performance through heat treatment 0 2010
 
COVIDIEN AG (16)
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6,852,112 Multi-port side-fire coagulator 23 2002
7,955,330 Multi-port side-fire coagulator 0 2004
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7,578,818 Articulating ionizable gas coagulator 2 2005
7,833,222 Gas-enhanced surgical instrument with pressure safety feature 1 2005
7,691,102 Manifold for gas enhanced surgical instruments 1 2006
7,648,503 Tissue coagulation method and device using inert gas 0 2006
8,157,795 Portable argon system 8 2006
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8,226,643 Gas-enhanced surgical instrument with pressure safety feature 0 2008
8,226,644 Gas-enhanced surgical instrument 0 2009
8,251,995 Articulating ionizable gas coagulator 0 2009
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CORDIS CORPORATION (11)
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5,019,057 Catheter having reinforcing strands 93 1989
5,061,257 Apertured, reinforced catheter 55 1990
5,167,647 Catheter with a strain relief member 62 1990
5,176,660 Catheter having reinforcing strands 163 1991
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (9)
4,981,478 Composite vascular catheter 145 1988
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5,176,661 Composite vascular catheter 153 1991
5,318,032 Guiding catheter having soft tip 97 1992
5,415,634 Catheter having helical inflation lumen 46 1992
5,569,196 Trackable intravascular catheter 20 1994
5,957,911 Left coronary guiding catheter 6 1996
6,562,022 Catheter with enhanced reinforcement 20 2000
6,508,806 Catheter with multi-layer wire reinforced wall construction 12 2000
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (9)
5,628,754 Stent delivery guide catheter 66 1995
5,755,704 Thinwall guide catheter 62 1996
5,964,971 Thinwall guide catheter 21 1997
6,340,368 Implantable device with radiopaque ends 22 1998
6,591,472 Multiple segment catheter and method of fabrication 16 1998
6,210,396 Guiding catheter with tungsten loaded band 20 1999
6,778,846 Method of guiding a medical device and system regarding same 2 2000
7,797,057 Medical paddle lead and method for spinal cord stimulation 4 2003
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BOLTON MEDICAL, INC. (8)
8,292,943 Stent graft with longitudinal support member 0 2004
7,763,063 Self-aligning stent graft delivery system, kit, and method 2 2004
8,308,790 Two-part expanding stent graft delivery system 0 2006
8,070,790 Capture device for stent graft delivery 2 2006
8,007,605 Method of forming a non-circular stent 0 2007
7,901,525 Method of forming a non-circular stent 0 2007
8,062,349 Method for aligning a stent graft delivery system 2 2007
8,062,345 Delivery systems for delivering and deploying stent grafts 2 2007
 
COVIDIEN LP (6)
8,246,640 Methods and devices for cutting tissue at a vascular location 0 2006
8,328,829 High capacity debulking catheter with razor edge cutting window 0 2007
8,052,704 High capacity debulking catheter with distal driven cutting wheel 0 2007
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8,226,674 Debulking catheters and methods 0 2010
8,192,452 Easily cleaned atherectomy catheters and methods of use 0 2010
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (6)
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FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (5)
7,771,444 Methods and devices for removing material from a body lumen 5 2001
7,887,556 Debulking catheters and methods 5 2002
7,713,279 Method and devices for cutting tissue 5 2003
7,708,749 Debulking catheters and methods 6 2004
8,414,604 Devices and methods for manipulating a catheter shaft 0 2009
 
JOMED GMBH (5)
6,103,037 Method for making a catheter having overlapping welds 18 1997
5,951,929 Method for forming a catheter having overlapping welds 32 1997
5,980,505 Overlapping welds for catheter constructions 19 1998
6,197,015 Angiography catheter with sections having different mechanical properties 13 1998
6,168,588 Overlapping welds for catheter constructions 19 1999
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (5)
5,620,417 Rapid exchange delivery catheter 27 1994
6,508,805 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement 14 2000
7,245,959 Imaging catheter for use inside a guiding catheter 1 2001
7,569,046 Guide-in-guide catheter system 0 2001
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SYNECTIC VENTURES I LLC (5)
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5,178,625 Catheter atherotome 75 1991
5,160,342 Endovascular filter and method for use thereof 311 1991
5,282,484 Method for performing a partial atherectomy 108 1992
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TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. (5)
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6,159,187 Reinforced catheter with a formable distal tip 29 1996
5,891,114 Soft-tip high performance braided catheter 66 1997
6,004,310 Multilumen catheter shaft with reinforcement 62 1998
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CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. (4)
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5,733,400 Intravascular catheter 62 1996
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COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4)
5,251,640 Composite wire guide shaft 81 1992
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8,029,555 Stent introducer system 0 2010
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CORDIS WEBSTER, INC. (4)
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6,374,476 Method for making a catheter tip section 43 1999
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MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (4)
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5,759,173 High torque balloon catheter 81 1996
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STRYKER NV OPERATIONS LIMITED (4)
6,152,912 Optimized high performance spiral-wound vascular catheter 35 1997
6,508,804 Catheter having continuous lattice and coil reinforcement 15 1999
7,828,790 Selectively flexible catheter and method of use 0 2004
8,328,791 Selectively flexible catheter and method of use 0 2010
 
SYNTHEON, LLC (4)
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8,298,137 Method for transmitting torque and variably flexing a corrugated insertion device 0 2011
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EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (3)
5,524,337 Method of securing ring electrodes onto catheter 8 1994
6,063,318 Method of forming a catheter body from tubing segments 9 1996
5,855,552 Catheter having ring electrodes secured thereon 30 1997
 
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. (3)
6,001,085 Coronary sinus catheter 51 1997
5,984,909 Coronary sinus catheter 57 1998
8,182,466 Dual braided catheter shaft 0 2006
 
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (3)
7,699,790 Debulking catheters and methods 10 2004
7,794,413 Libraries and data structures of materials removed by debulking catheters 0 2005
7,989,207 Testing lumenectomy samples for markers of non-vascular diseases 0 2006
 
ACS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
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ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG (2)
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BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. (2)
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8,257,344 Deflectable catheter 0 2010
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (2)
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TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP AG (2)
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7,572,255 Gas-enhanced surgical instrument 4 2005
 
VOLCANO CORPORATION (2)
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7,776,380 Method of making catheters with additives consolidated into polymer wall 0 2005
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTITLES LIMITED (1)
5,772,641 Overlapping welds for catheter constructions 39 1995
 
AMERICAN INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,558,737 Method of welding a tip to a catheter 37 1993
 
BADGER, RODNEY S. (1)
4,898,577 Guiding cathether with controllable distal tip 197 1988
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (1)
5,932,035 Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters 46 1997
 
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. (1)
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CLARUS MEDICAL, LLC (1)
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CORVASCULAR SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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FOXHOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
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GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. (1)
8,096,985 Deflectable guide 0 2009
 
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING ASA (1)
5,381,834 Hose assembly including reinforced layer having wear reducing fibers 8 1993
 
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,441,489 Catheter with body temperature glass transition region 89 1991
 
NAVARRE BIOMEDICAL, LTD. (1)
5,472,435 Drainage catheter 66 1993
 
RICHARD WOLF GMBH (1)
5,443,422 Shaft for flexible technical and surgical endoscopes 2 1993
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEM (1)
5,951,495 Catheter having an adhesive braid wire constraint and method of manufacture 32 1997
 
SCIMED SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
8,377,035 Unbalanced reinforcement members for medical device 0 2003
 
SILICON VALLEY BANK (1)
5,263,952 Two-piece tip for fiber optic catheter 28 1992
 
SMITHS GROUP PLC (1)
5,919,183 Introducers and assemblies 15 1997
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (3)
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7,181,289 Epidural nerve root access catheter and treatment methods 15 2003
7,631,666 Reinforced flexible hose with leakage indicator and method of making same 0 2008