109 results about "Vascular device" patented technology

A vascular closure device is configured to seal a puncture in an artery or vein. The vascular closure device includes a deployment assembly having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, a suture carried by the deployment assembly, and a sealing plug carried by the deployment assembly and coupled to the suture. The sealing plug is configured to exit the distal end of the deployment assembly for deployment in the puncture. The vascular closure device includes a retraction element coupled to the sealing plug, the retraction element configured to, after deployment of the sealing plug, retract the sealing plug in a proximal direction.

A prosthetic aortic valve that uses actuating arms and grippers to attach to leaflets, reducing device migration and sizing issues. It involves excising diseased leaflets prior to implantation, ensuring blood flow to coronary arteries, and offers optical visualization. The valve features replaceable leaflets and a streamlined frame. Innovative left atrial appendage devices, embolic protection devices, intra-cardiac echocardiography devices, and steerable catheter devices are introduced. Provided herein are atraumatic, cinchable mitral valve annular repair devices, noninvasive methods that modify body calcium with electromagnetic energy, and systems for optical visualization in vascular interventions by displacing blood with clear fluid.

The present disclosure relates to a vascular closure device adapted for use in closing a puncture in a blood vessel after e.g. a percutaneous interventional procedure. The disclosure also relates to a method for vascular closure using such a vascular closure device.

A medical system includes an elongate vascular device having an optical fiber and a sensor module configured to detect pressure pulses at the skin surface resulting light pulses projected from a distal tip of the optical fiber within the vasculature of a patient. Logic of a system console processes pressure pulse data using photo-acoustic imaging techniques to obtain an image the vasculature. The processing also can include determining properties of the vasculature, such as a cross-sectional size of the vasculature, and determines therefrom a location of the distal tip.

The invention discloses an intracardiac puncture positioning device, and relates to the field of medical cardiovascular devices, the intracardiac puncture positioning device comprises a position adjusting plate, the inner wall of the position adjusting plate is slidably connected with a height adjusting plate, the inner wall of the height adjusting plate is slidably connected with a sleeve, the inner wall of the sleeve is slidably connected with a sliding rod, and one side of the sliding rod is provided with a needle cylinder; a needle head is installed at the bottom end of the needle cylinder, the inner wall of the position adjusting plate is rotationally connected with an adjusting needle inserting mechanism, the adjusting needle inserting mechanism comprises a first lead screw rotationally connected to the inner wall of the position adjusting plate, and a first threaded hole is formed in the surface of the height adjusting plate; the surface of the first lead screw is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the first threaded hole. The needle cylinder and the needle head are arranged to carry out needling operation of pericardium puncture, the first lead screw is arranged to adjust the position of the height adjusting plate, the second lead screw is arranged to adjust the height of the sleeve, and the sleeve is arranged to support and adjust the sliding rod.

A system (SYS) for supporting a medical procedure, comprising an interface (IN) for receiving at least one medical input signal that describes a state of a target anatomy. A signal analyzer (SA) is configured to analyze the medical input signal to determine a time window for deployment of a cardio-vascular device (CL) to be deployed by a deployment.

A multi-friction dilator may be provided that includes a body having an outer surface extending from a proximal end to a distal tip, and having a first section, a second section, and a third section; wherein the second section is disposed between the first section and the third section; the outer surface in the first section includes a coating having a first coefficient of friction; the outer surface in the second section exhibits a second coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction, and the outer surface in the third section has a third coefficient of friction less than the second coefficient of friction.

Vascular device loading may be provided by loading a first liquid having a first density into a vasculature hub having an internal volume fluidly connected between a syringe port and a cannula port; connecting a first syringe loaded with a second liquid to the syringe port, wherein the second liquid has a second density different from the first density; orienting the first syringe at a first height relative to the vasculature hub to place a greater density of the first liquid and the second liquid below a less density of the first liquid and the second liquid; and injecting the second liquid from the first injector into the vasculature hub to expel the first liquid from the vasculature hub via the cannula port.

The invention relates to a handle and a blood vessel closure device, the handle is used for the blood vessel closure device and extends along a longitudinal axis, the handle comprises a connecting rod assembly, and the connecting rod assembly comprises a center rod with a rotation center; the first sliding block can slide along the longitudinal axis; the second sliding block can slide along the longitudinal axis; one end part of the pull rod is rotationally connected with one end part of the center rod, and the other end part of the pull rod is rotationally connected with the first sliding block; one end part of the push rod is rotationally connected with the other end part of the center rod, and the other end part of the push rod is rotationally connected with the second sliding block; when the center rod rotates around the rotating center, the first sliding block and the second sliding block can be driven to move oppositely. The blood vessel closing device is easy to operate and high in hemostasis efficiency.

The present disclosure relates to medical devices. More particularly, this disclosure describes a vascular device allowing large bore transseptal access with subsequent atrial re-access by preplacing closures / tissue approximating sutures prior to creating a septostomy. Generally, the device may include a delivery catheter for puncturing and cutting the interatrial septum. An anchor of the delivery catheter may secure the suture in an atrium to a septum wall, for example, the left atrium. Incisions may be made by an expandable cutting implement which may use mechanical or radio frequency (RF) energy without interfering with the suture. A therapeutic instrument may be advanced through the tissue plane after the incisions are made by the cutting implement. Closure of the incision may be performed with the previously placed sutures.

The present invention relates to a vascular closure device comprising: an outer tube extending along a longitudinal axis; a sealant disposed on a distal end side in the outer tube; the push tube is arranged in the outer tube in a sliding manner, and the far end side of the push tube is close to the sealant; the connecting rod assembly comprises a center rod, a pull rod and a push rod, the two ends of the pull rod are rotationally connected with one end of the center rod and the outer pipe respectively, and the two ends of the push rod are rotationally connected with the other end of the center rod and the push pipe respectively; the movement of the center rod can drive the outer pipe and the push pipe to move oppositely so that the sealant can be pushed out of the outer pipe to be released. The blood vessel closing device is easy to operate and good in hemostatic effect.

The invention discloses a blood vessel closing device and system, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. The blood vessel closing device comprises a conveying pipe, a plugging assembly and a control assembly. The plugging assembly is arranged in the conveying pipe in the mode that the plugging assembly can be switched between the storage state and the release state. The control assembly comprises a handle shell and a thread locking mechanism arranged in the handle shell, the handle shell is fixed to the near end of the conveying pipe, a sewing thread is wound in the thread locking mechanism, the sewing thread is connected with the plugging assembly through the conveying pipe, and the thread locking mechanism is used for unwinding and / or winding the sewing thread so as to control the plugging assembly to be switched between the storage state and the release state; in the storage state, the plugging assembly is contained in the conveying pipe; and in the release state, the plugging assembly extends out of the conveying pipe. The structure of the blood vessel closure device is improved, the structure is relatively simple, operation is convenient and fast, the sealing effect on a blood vessel puncture point is good, and the hemostasis effect is improved.

To provide a one-time priming IV extension set configured simply to connect a syringe having priming infusion to one of a plurality of tube branches.SOLUTION: A multi-tube intravenous IV extension set may include: an outlet tube fluidly coupled to a primary multi-tube connector at one end and fluidly coupled to a vascular device at an opposite end; and a primary inlet tube having a proximal end with an adapter for connection to a syringe containing a priming or a medicinal fluid, and a distal end coupled to the primary multi-tube connector. The IV extension set may further include at least one secondary inlet tube with a proximal end having an adapter for receiving a medicinal fluid and a distal end selectively fluidly coupled to the primary multi-tube connector.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

The present technology relates generally to devices and methods for closing percutaneous punctures, and more particularly to a multi-lumen tamper for such a device. A vascular closure device for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a wall of a body passageway is disclosed, the vascular closure device including a plug configured to engage a surface of the puncture; a suture configured coupled to the plug; a locking member configured to engage the plug; and a tamper comprising a first lumen and a second lumen.

Controlled deployable medical devices that are retained inside a body passage are disclosed and in one particular application, vascular devices used in repairing arterial dilations e.g. aneurysms. Such devices can be adjusted during deployment, thereby allowing at least one of a longitudinal or radial re-positioning, resulting in precise alignment of the device to an implant target site.

A blood vessel closure device is disclosed. The blood vessel closure device comprises: a handle; an extension tube; the clamp head comprises a first clamping assembly and a second clamping assembly, and each of the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly comprises a heating wire used for heating and a temperature detection piece used for obtaining the real-time temperature of the heating wire; the heating controller is arranged in the handle, the heating controller is electrically connected with the heating wire and the temperature detection piece, the heating controller can control the heating wire to start heating and stop heating, and the heating controller is configured to obtain the heating rate based on the change of the real-time temperature about time when the real-time temperature rises; after the real-time temperature is larger than or equal to the first threshold value and the temperature rise rate is larger than or equal to the second threshold value, closing completion information is generated. According to the blood vessel closing device provided by the embodiment of the invention, when closing is just completed can be accurately known for blood vessels with different tissue thicknesses, and the stability of the closing effect is ensured.

A vascular closure device and a delivery system. The delivery system comprises the vascular closure device and a delivery tube. The delivery tube is used to deliver the vascular closure device to a predetermined position. The vascular closure device comprises an anchoring assembly and a limiting assembly. The anchoring assembly comprises a first anchoring member and a connecting tube, with the first anchoring member sleeved on the outside of the connecting tube. The limiting assembly comprises a limiting foot fixedly connected to the connecting tube. The first anchoring member is configured to be positioned at a first predetermined position outside a target vessel. The connecting tube is configured to pass through a gap in the target vessel, so as to position the limiting foot inside the target vessel. The limiting foot is configured to anchor at the gap. The first anchoring member is configured to cooperate with the limiting foot to clamp and close the gap. The vascular closure device is easy to operate, minimizes implant displacement, reduces the risk of vascular complications, and exhibits excellent consistency during vessel closure, thereby enhancing surgical safety and reliability.

The actuation sleeve includes elastic features that can reduce long-term strain on the annulus implant. The elastic features can be related to one or more of the sleeve's material, manufacturing, size, and / or design attributes. In one aspect, the elastic features can allow the sleeve to deform at the frame connection interface to distribute forces and thereby reduce frame fatigue.

Handle of a delivery system for a vascular closure device. 1.1) Perspective view; 1.2) Perspective view; 1.3) Perspective view; 1.4) Perspective view; 1.5) Top view; 1.6) Bottom view; 1.7) Left side view; 1.8) Right side view; 1.9) Front view; 1.10) Rear view.

Vascular device loading may be provided by loading a first liquid having a first density into a vascular device hub having an internal volume flowably connected between a syringe port and a cannula port; connecting a first syringe loaded with a second liquid to the syringe port, wherein the second liquid has a second density different than the first density; orienting the first syringe at a first elevation relative to the vascular device hub to place a denser one of the first liquid and the second liquid below a less dense one of the first liquid and the second liquid; and injecting, from the first syringe into the vascular device hub, the second liquid to eject the first liquid from the vascular device hub via the cannula port.

Disclosed herein are medical systems, devices, and methods for performing vascular treatments and diagnoses. A vascular device include an optical fiber including a single fiber core disposed offset from a central axis of the optical fiber. The single fiber enables logic of the system to perform determine multiple conditions of the device and the patient. The conditions may include one or more of blood flow parameters, infusate delivery parameters, location of the device within the patient, pH of the blood, oxygen level of the blood, damage to the optical fiber, or core temperature of the patient. The elongate medical device may be a catheter, a stylet, a guidewire, or a probe.

Diagnostic systems and methods, including a temperature-sensing vascular device. The diagnostic system can include a catheter assembly for establishing a vascular or other access in a patient. The catheter assembly can be equipped with one or more sensors, such as temperature sensors, that can monitor one or more physiological aspects of the patient, such as temperature, when a portion of the catheter assembly is disposed within the patient. The catheter assembly can be configured to transmit or otherwise forward data related to the physiological aspects to another location, such as a console, a smartphone or another mobile device, a nurse station, a patient's electronic medical record, etc. The method of the diagnostic system can include an instantiation step: instantiating a diagnostic process in a memory of the console, the diagnostic process having one or more functions for at least processing temperature data from the catheter assembly.

Systems and methods described herein relate to developing a virtual anatomical model of a coronary artery with specific conditions and related fluid properties, such as the velocity and viscosity of selected fluid, to provide accurate parameters for an intravascular imaging procedure. The resulting parameters may relate to the contrast agent volume, time for pullback of intravascular tool, and contrast agent injection force. The models may be patient specific, based on characteristics of a patient's artery. The systems and methods may be utilized for PCI planning, vascular device design and process optimization.

A system for transesophageal echocardiogram-guided implantation of a valve device, the system including at least a transesophageal echocardiogram system configured to detect at least an ultrasound image and at least a computing device configured to receive at least an ultrasound image, generate at least a 3D cardiac model representative of a heart of the patient as a function of at least an ultrasound image wherein the at least an ultrasound image includes a two-dimensional image of the heart of the patient and wherein the 3D cardiac model includes a three dimensional interpolation of the two-dimensional image, determine a valve model datum as a function of the 3D cardiac model, receive at least valve model representative of at least a cardiovascular device to be placed within the patient as a function of the valve model datum and display the at least a 3D cardiac model and at least a valve model.

A medical device can include an elongate manipulation member, and a thrombectomy device connected to the elongate manipulation member. The thrombectomy device can have a first configuration and a second configuration, the thrombectomy device being expandable from the first configuration to the second configuration. The thrombectomy device can include an arcuate marker-mounting projection attached to a portion of the thrombectomy device configured to contact a thrombus. A marker can be coupled to, and extending around, the arcuate marker-mounting projection with the marker and the arcuate marker-mounting projection contacting each other at three discrete locations. A method for engaging a thrombus can include advancing a thrombectomy device to a location radially adjacent to a thrombus in a blood vessel. The thrombectomy device can be positioned such that a marker, disposed at a proximal end of a working length of thrombectomy device, is proximal to or longitudinally aligned with a proximal end of the thrombus, and can be expanded into the thrombus.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and relates to a blood vessel closure device, a conveying mechanism comprises an outer catheter, an inner catheter and a control wire, the inner catheter is movably sleeved with the outer catheter, the inner cavity of a catheter body of the inner catheter is movably sleeved with the control wire, and a hemostatic material is assembled between the outer catheter and the inner catheter; the inner catheter and the control wire are used for being connected with a hemostatic umbrella, the first driving mechanism is used for controlling the control wire to axially move relative to the inner catheter, and the second driving mechanism is used for controlling the outer catheter to axially move relative to the inner catheter and has a locking state and an unlocking state. The first driving mechanism controls the control wire to move towards the far end till the hemostatic umbrella is opened, and meanwhile the second driving mechanism can be synchronously controlled to be converted from the locking state to the unlocking state. Through linkage cooperation of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, the stability and safety of the blood vessel closing device can be improved, operation steps are simplified on the basis, and operation convenience is improved.

A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can comprise a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior surface of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further comprise a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall.

In various examples, a skirt for creating a seal between an implantable vascular device and vascular anatomy of a patient includes a seamless tubular structure. The tubular structure is formed from a textile material. A plurality of protrusions extend radially outwardly from the tubular structure. The protrusions are formed within and integral with the tubular structure. Each protrusion including an initial shape, wherein the protrusions are configured to flatten with pressure applied in a radially inward direction with respect to the tubular structure and recoil with pressure at least partially removed to regain the initial shapes of the protrusions, such that the protrusions conform to the vascular anatomy to create the seal between the implantable vascular device and the vascular anatomy.

The present invention relates to medical devices. More specifically, the present invention describes a vascular device that allows large bore transseptal access with subsequent re-entry into the atrium by pre-placing a closure / tissue access suture prior to performing an atrial septostomy. Generally, the device can include a delivery catheter for puncturing and cutting the atrial septum. An anchor of the delivery catheter can secure the suture in the atrium to the septal wall, e.g., the left atrium. The incision can be formed by an expandable cutting tool that can use mechanical or radiofrequency (RF) energy without disturbing the suture. After the cutting tool forms the incision, a therapeutic device can be advanced through the tissue plane. The incision can be closed with the previously placed suture.

This utility model discloses a novel sheath, relating to the field of medical device technology. It includes an inner and outer tube body and a sheath. The tube body comprises an inner tube, a reinforcing layer, and an outer tube, sequentially arranged from the inside out. The outer tube includes multiple transition segments connected in series. From the distal end to the proximal end of the tube body, the hardness of the multiple transition segments increases sequentially. Each transition segment has a fusion-fitting portion at its end, where the fusion-fitting portions of any two adjacent transition segments interlock to form a transition zone. By providing fusion-fitting portions at the ends of the transition segments, any two adjacent transition segments can be fused together through the fusion-fitting portions, thereby balancing support and flexibility, ensuring smooth pushing of the sheath, and providing sufficient support to guide catheters or other vascular devices to the lesion area.