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Devices for accessing the pericardial space surrounding the heart

a technology for accessing the pericardial space and the heart, which is applied in the direction of epicardial electrodes, catheters, surgery, etc., can solve the problems of inconvenient delivery, low localization efficiency, and relatively rapid washout into

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-01
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The patent describes devices, systems, and methods for accessing the heart through the pericardial space and closing holes or wounds in the heart. The invention includes an engagement catheter for placing a lead in the heart, a delivery catheter for delivering a lead, and a steering wire system for controlling the catheters. The technical effects include improved access to the heart for delivering leads and closing wounds with greater precision.

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However, endoluminal drug delivery has several shortcomings, such as: (1) inconsistent delivery, (2) low efficiency of localization, and (3) relatively rapid washout into the circulation.
Such patients generally have an abnormality in conduction that causes the right and left ventricles to beat (i.e., begin systole) at slightly different times, which further decreases the heart's already-limited function.
Like the local delivery of drugs to the heart, the placement of CRT leads on the heart can be challenging, particularly when the target placement site is the left ventricle.
Problems with these methods of lead placement can include placement at an improper location (including inadvertent placement at or near scar tissue, which does not respond to the electrical signals), dissection or perforation of the coronary sinus or cardiac vein during placement, extended fluoroscopic exposure (and the associated radiation risks) during placement, dislodgement of the lead after placement, and long and unpredictable times required for placement (ranging from about 30 minutes to several hours).
The additional clearance tends to decrease the likelihood that the myocardium will be inadvertently punctured when the pericardial sac is pierced.
Although this technique works well in the normal heart, there are major limitations in diseased or dilated hearts—the very hearts for which drug delivery and CRT lead placement are most needed.
When the heart is enlarged, the pericardial space is significantly smaller and the risk of puncturing the right ventricle or other cardiac structures is increased.
Additionally, because the pericardium is a very stiff membrane, the suction on the pericardium provides little deformation of the pericardium and, therefore, very little clearance of the pericardium from the heart.

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[0076]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of this disclosure is thereby intended.

[0077]The disclosed embodiments include devices, systems, and methods useful for accessing various tissues of the heart from inside the heart. For example, various embodiments provide for percutaneous, intravascular access into the pericardial space through an atrial wall or the wall of an atrial appendage. In at least some embodiments, the heart wall is aspirated and retracted from the pericardial sac to increase the pericardial space between the heart and the sac and thereby facilitate access into the space.

[0078]Unlike the relatively stiff pericardial sac, the atrial wall and atrial appendage are rather soft and deformable. Hence, suction of the atri...

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Abstract

Devices for accessing the pericardial space surrounding the heart. In at least one embodiment of a delivery catheter for use in accessing a pericardial space surrounding the external surface of a heart, the delivery catheter comprises comprising an elongated tube comprising a wall extending from a proximal end of the tube to a distal end of the tube, a first lumen, and a steering channel extending from a proximal end of the tube to a distal end of the tube, the steering channel forming an orifice at the distal end of the tube, and a steering wire system at least partially located in the steering channel, the steering wire system comprising at least two steering wires attached to the wall of the tube within the steering channel and a controller attached to a proximal end of each of the at least two steering wires, wherein the first lumen extends from approximately the proximal end of the tube to or near the distal end of the tube, the first lumen having a bend, relative to the tube, at or near the distal end of the tube and an outlet through the wall of the tube at or near the distal end of the tube.

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PRIORITY[0001]This U.S. continuation patent application is related to, and claims the priority benefit of, U.S. Nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 12 / 596,964, filed Oct. 21, 2009, which is related to, claims the priority benefit of, and is a U.S. national stage application of, International Patent Application No. PCT / US2008 / 053061, filed on Feb. 5, 2008, which (i) claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 914,452, filed Apr. 27, 2007, and (ii) is related to, claims the priority benefit of, and in at least some designated countries should be considered a continuation-in-part application of, International Patent Application No. PCT / US2007 / 015207, filed Jun. 29, 2007, which is related to, and claims the priority benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 914,452, filed Apr. 27, 2007, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 817,421, filed Jun. 30, 2006. The contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated by ref...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61M25/092A61B18/18A61M25/00A61M60/191A61M60/289A61M60/468A61M60/508A61M60/865
CPCA61B2017/00606A61M2230/005A61B2017/306A61B2017/308A61B2018/00392A61M25/00A61M25/003A61M25/0074A61M25/0084A61M2025/0036A61M2025/0039A61M2025/004A61M2025/0089A61M2025/0096A61M2025/0681A61M2210/125A61N1/0587A61B17/0057A61B2017/00247A61B2017/003A61B2017/00584A61B2017/00592A61B2017/00601A61M1/1068A61M2210/122A61M1/107A61B90/37A61M1/1086A61M1/122A61M1/1008A61M2205/3331A61M25/06A61B2017/00628A61M2205/32A61M2205/33A61M2205/3303A61M60/865A61M60/289A61M60/508A61M60/191A61M60/468A61M2025/015A61M25/0054A61M25/0136A61M25/0141A61M25/0147
Inventor KASSAB, GHASSAN S.NAVIA, SR., JOSE A.
Owner CVDEVICES
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