Systems and methods for delivering energy to passageways in a patient

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11478299-B2
Application number	US-201916449952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2019
Priority date	Jul 12, 2007
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for delivering energy to passageways in a patient, such as airways in the lung of a patient for treating asthma. One embodiment of a method for delivering energy to a passageway comprises positioning an access device in a lung airway of a patient and advancing an elongated body of a treatment device along the access device until an energy delivery unit at a distal portion of the elongated body projects from the access device. The method can further include expanding the energy delivery unit such that energy delivery elements contact a sidewall of the airway and activating an energy supply coupled to the treatment device such that energy is delivered to the sidewall of the airway. A single person physically operates both the access device and the treatment device while expanding the energy delivery unit and activating the energy supply.

First claim

We claim:

1. A medical device, comprising:
a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending from the proximal portion toward the distal portion;
a member extending through the lumen;
an expandable unit at the distal portion of the body, wherein the member is coupled to the expandable unit;
a handle coupled to the member, wherein:
the member is configured to move reciprocally relative to the body via actuation of the handle;
reciprocal movement of the member is configured to transition the expandable unit between a first, radially-collapsed configuration and a second, radially-expanded configuration; and
the expandable unit is transitioned from the first, radially-collapsed configuration to the second, radially-expanded configuration by pulling the member in a proximal direction; and

a resilient member or a spring disposed proximally of the expandable unit, wherein the member is biased in a distal direction, by the resilient member or the spring, to bias expandable unit in the first, radially-collapsed configuration.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein:
the handle includes a first portion and a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion;
the proximal portion of the body is coupled to one of the first or second portions; and
the member is coupled to one of the first or second portions such that relative rotation between the first and second portions moves the member longitudinally along the body.

3. The medical device of claim 2 , wherein the first portion includes a first curved surface, and the second portion includes a second curved surface arranged such that the first and second curved surfaces define a hyperbolic-shaped grip.

4. The medical device of claim 2 , wherein the second portion includes a flange with a notch, the first portion includes a lever pivotally coupled to the first portion, and the lever includes a first end received by the notch and a second end coupled to the member.

5. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member or the spring is disposed within the handle.

6. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the expandable unit is transitioned from the second, radially-expanded configuration to the first, radially-collapsed configuration by releasing the member after the member is pulled.

7. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein:
the body includes a catheter having a cover with an inner wall, a coil coupled to the inner wall of the cover, and an interior space extending through the coil; and
the member extends through the interior space.

8. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the member includes a wire.

9. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the expandable unit includes a basket.

10. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the expandable unit includes at least one wire.

11. A medical device, comprising:
a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending from the proximal portion toward the distal portion;
a wire extending through the lumen;
an expandable unit at the distal portion of the body and coupled to the wire; and
a handle having a grip, and a head coupled to the proximal portion of the body and located at an upper portion of the grip, wherein:
the grip includes a first portion and a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion;
the second portion includes a flange with a notch;
the first portion includes a lever pivotally coupled to the first portion; and
the lever includes a first end received by the notch and a second end coupled to the wire.

12. The medical device of claim 11 , wherein the expandable unit includes a basket.

13. The medical device of claim 11 , wherein:
the body includes a catheter having a cover with an inner wall, a coil coupled to the inner wall of the cover, and an interior space extending through the coil; and
the wire extends through the interior space.

14. A medical device, comprising:
a body having a cover with an inner wall surrounding a lumen;
a wire extending through the lumen;
a basket at a distal portion of the body, wherein the wire is coupled to the basket; and
a handle including a grip, and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the body and located at an upper portion of the grip, wherein:
the wire is coupled to the handle;
the wire is configured to move reciprocally relative to the body via actuation of the handle;
reciprocal movement of the wire is configured to transition the basket between a first, radially-collapsed configuration and a second, radially-expanded configuration; and
the basket is transitioned from the first, radially-collapsed configuration to the second, radially-expanded configuration by pulling the wire in a proximal direction; and

a resilient member or a spring disposed proximally of the basket, wherein the wire is biased in a distal direction, by the resilient member or the spring, in the first, radially-collapsed configuration.

15. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the head projects outwardly from the grip such that a portion of the grip is narrower than the head.

16. The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the basket includes a proximal retainer coupled to the body, a distal retainer coupled to the wire, and a plurality of flexible arms having proximal ends coupled to the proximal retainer and distal ends coupled to the distal retainer.

17. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the wire extends through a proximal end of the basket, and is coupled to a distal end of the basket.

18. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the basket is transitioned from the second, radially-expanded configuration to the first, radially-collapsed configuration by releasing the wire after the wire is pulled.

19. The medical device of claim 14 , further including a coil coupled to the inner wall of the cover, and an interior space extending through in the coil, wherein the wire extends through the interior space.

20. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein the body has a length from 0.5 to 8 feet.

Assignees

• Boston Scient Scimed Inc

Inventors

• Webster Noah
• Dalbec Timothy
• Phan Huy
• Wizeman William
• Evans William
• Presta Matthew

Classifications

• A61B2018/1467

  using more than two electrodes on a single probe · CPC title

• A61B18/0206

  ultrasonic, e.g. for destroying tissue or enhancing freezing · CPC title

• A61B2018/0016

  Energy applicators arranged in a two- or three dimensional array · CPC title

• A61B2018/00214

  Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon · CPC title

• A61B2018/0091

  Handpieces of the surgical instrument or device · CPC title