公开(公告)号：WO1989001800A1

公开(公告)日：1989-03-09

申请号：PCT/US1988002826

申请日：1988-08-24

Applicant: PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC. ,  HESS, Robert

Inventor： PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC.

IPC: A61M29/02

CPC classification number: A61M25/104 ,  A61B17/22 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/245 ,  A61B2017/22038 ,  A61B2017/22072 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M25/09025 ,  A61M2025/09066 ,  A61M2025/09091

Abstract: A catheter for balloon angioplasty includes a flexible shaft (12) defining a hollow passage (18), the shaft having first (14) and second (16) ends. A core means (20) is movably and removably mounted within the hollow passage, the core means having first and second ends adjacent the first and second ends of the shaft. The core means has a first flexible portion (26) adjacent the first end and a second flexible portion (28) of greater flexibility adjacent the second end. The core means may also have an enlarged terminal knob (30) at the second end. A flexible guide wire (32) may be fixed to the second end of either the shaft or the core means. The catheter may be inserted into a vascular tree. After removal of the core means, the core means may be replaced by an exchange wire, an angioscope, a laser fiber, or a rotatable wire. Also, when the core means is replaced by an exchange wire, the shaft may then be removed and replaced by either a different balloon angioplasty catheter or a perfusion catheter.

公开(公告)号：WO1992015360A1

公开(公告)日：1992-09-17

申请号：PCT/US1992001523

申请日：1992-03-04

Applicant: PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC. ,  HESS, Robert, L. ,  CALLISTER, Jeffrey, P.

IPC: A61M29/02

CPC classification number: A61M25/104 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M2025/0079 ,  A61M2025/1063 ,  A61M2025/1093

Abstract: An angioplasty catheter (10) having a tube (12) with a balloon-like member (14) connected to the tube (12) at the distal end (20) thereof and a guidewire (16) removably insertable within the tube (12) and capable of engaging the end of the catheter within the vicinity of the balloon-like member (14), the guidewire (16) and the tube (12) being in close-fitting relationship such that there is insufficient space around the guidewire (16) to allow inflation or deflation of the balloon-like member (14) in a reasonable amount of time with the inserted guidewire (16).

公开(公告)号：WO1990013329A1

公开(公告)日：1990-11-15

申请号：PCT/US1990002238

申请日：1990-04-25

Applicant: PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC. ,  HESS, Robert, L.

IPC: A61M25/00

CPC classification number: A61M25/10 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M2025/09141 ,  A61M2025/09175 ,  C08L2201/12

Abstract: A catheter including an elongated highly flexible hollow lumen (12) and a guide wire (14) positioned within the lumen, the guide wire fabricated from nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy, the guide wire having greater than three percent (3 %) elasticity over the temperature range of use of the catheter allowing high-elastic deformation at low stress and low rolling and sliding frictional resistance of the guide wire when moved and bent within the lumen producing a high degree of tactile control is disclosed.