Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for crossing a position along a tubular body structure

US6506178B1 · kind B1 · utility

118Cited by

16References

68Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Vascular Architects, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter Schubart · Los Altos Hills, US
Ted S. Thorson · Sunnyvale, US
John Martin · Great Missenden, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2000
Grant date	Jan 14, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/3484
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vascular occlusion-crossing assembly (2) includes an elongate delivery system (4) and a flexible elongate member (6) which passes along the body (34) of the delivery assembly. A laterally-extending, vascular tunica-separation guide (32) helps guide the distal end (36) of the delivery assembly between tunica layers (40, 42, 44) to a position distal of an occlusion (52). The distal portion (30) of a distally moving elongate member, typically a flexible hollow needle, is deflected into this distal lumen (54) on the far side of an occlusion (52). A guidewire (62) may be passed along the elongate member thereby crossing the occlusion.

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