Global Patent Index - EP 1091782 A1

EP 1091782 A1 20010418 - CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETER APPARATUS AND CATHETER POSITIONING METHOD USING TISSUE TRANSILLUMINATION

Title (en)

CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETER APPARATUS AND CATHETER POSITIONING METHOD USING TISSUE TRANSILLUMINATION

Title (de)

KARDIOVASKULÄRE KATHETERVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINES KATHETERS UNTER VERWENDUNG DER GEWEBEBELEUCHTUNG

Title (fr)

CATHETER CARDIO-VASCULAIRE ET PROCEDE DE MISE EN PLACE DE CATHETER A L'AIDE DE LA TRANSILLUMINATION DE TISSUS

Publication

EP 1091782 A1 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 99928476 A 19990608

Priority

  • US 9912870 W 19990608
  • US 8865298 P 19980609

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9964099A1] Arterial and venous cannulas or catheters are described incorporating means for tissue transillumination for positioning and for monitoring of the device within a blood vessel throughout a surgical procedure without expensive imaging equipment or ionizing radiation and without inconveniencing or complicating the procedure. Detailed descriptions of particular embodiments include: a single balloon catheter or cannula configured with optical fibers for tissue transillumination, a single balloon catheter or cannula configured with light emitting diodes or laser diodes for tissue transillumination, a single balloon catheter or cannula configured with battery powered light emitting diodes or laser diodes for tissue transillumination, a catheter or cannula with two selectively expandable external catheter valves configured for tissue transillumination, a single-balloon aortic catheter deployed within a patient's aorta via peripheral arterial access, a double-balloon aortic catheter for selective aortic perfusion of a patient's circulatory system, a two-valve aortic catheter for selective aortic perfusion, a two-lumen, double-balloon venous drainage cannula for isolated venous drainage of a patient's inferior and superior vena cava and a single-lumen, two-stage venous drainage cannula for simultaneous drainage of a patient's inferior and superior vena cava. Additional illumination means are described that can be used with any of the embodiments of catheters and cannulas. Included among these is a separate transillumination device in the form of a stylet or guidewire that is insertable into or through a lumen of the catheter or cannula.

IPC 1-7

A61M 25/01; A61B 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/0084 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/411 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/6853 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/6886 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 90/30 (2016.02 - EP US); A61M 25/01 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 2025/1095 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9964099A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IE IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9964099 A1 19991216; AU 4553499 A 19991230; AU 762236 B2 20030619; CA 2334978 A1 19991216; EP 1091782 A1 20010418

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9912870 W 19990608; AU 4553499 A 19990608; CA 2334978 A 19990608; EP 99928476 A 19990608