Global Patent Index - EP 1441779 A4

EP 1441779 A4 20080116 - CATHETERS WITH SUCTION CAPABILITY AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING BIOSAMPLES i IN VIVO /i

Title (en)

CATHETERS WITH SUCTION CAPABILITY AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING BIOSAMPLES i IN VIVO /i

Title (de)

SAUGFÄHIGE KATHETER UND VERWANDTE METHODEN UND SYSTEME ZUR GEWINNUNG VON BIOLOGISCHEN PROBEN IN VIVO

Title (fr)

CATHETERS PRESENTANT UNE CAPACITE D ASPIRATION, PROCED ES ET SYSTEMES ASSOCIES PERMETTANT D OBTENIR DES BIO-E CHANTILLONS i IN VIVO /i

Publication

EP 1441779 A4 20080116 (EN)

Application

EP 02773564 A 20020925

Priority

  • US 0230354 W 20020925
  • US 33002901 P 20011017

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03033045A2] Methods, systems, and computer program products for obtaining a sample in vivo and/or treating a subject include positioning an elongated transurethral catheter in the prostatic urethra of a subject, the catheter having a bladder anchoring balloon, at least one biosample entry port disposed axially away from the bladder anchoring balloon, and an axially extending biosample flow channel in fluid communication with the biosample entry port held internally in the catheter. The anchoring balloon is inflated to position the catheter so that the fluid entry port is proximate the prostatic urethra of the subject and prostatic fluid is suctioned from the prostatic urethra into the biosample entry port and into the biosample flow channel. The catheter can include a thermal treatment balloon and/or dilatation balloon and the suctioned sample can be obtained concurrently with, during, or proximate in time to the applied treatment. The catheter can be configured to allow urine to drain therethrough during the treatment/collection of the sample while keeping the urine isolated from the collected prostatic fluid sample.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61H 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

A61M (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22069 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/046 (2013.01); A61M 25/0032 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0036 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03033045 A2 20030424; WO 03033045 A3 20030814; AU 2002337679 A1 20030428; EP 1441779 A2 20040804; EP 1441779 A4 20080116; JP 2005505384 A 20050224

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0230354 W 20020925; AU 2002337679 A 20020925; EP 02773564 A 20020925; JP 2003535846 A 20020925