Medical cutting assembly and volume reduction catheter system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12465394-B2
Application number	US-202118024228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

A medical cutting assembly (10) and a volume reduction catheter system are provided. The medical cutting assembly (10) includes a cutter head (101) and a limiting member (102) connected to the cutter head (101), where the cutter head (101) includes a delivery portion (1012); the limiting member (102) includes a decomposing portion (1021); and when the cutter head (101) and the limiting member (102) rotate relative to each other, the decomposing portion (1021) extends through the delivery portion (1012). The volume reduction catheter system includes a cutting section and a transfer section. The delivery portion (1012) can transfer excess tissue cut by the cutter head (101) from a distal end to a proximal end. The limiting member (102) is provided with the decomposing portion (1021). When the cutter head (101) and the limiting member (102) rotate relative to each other, the decomposing portion (1021) extends through the delivery portion (1012), such that the decomposing portion (1021) rotating at a high speed further cuts and decomposes the cut tissue in the delivery portion (1012) into smaller tissues, so as to achieve improved decomposition of the tissue in order to facilitate the subsequent discharge of the excess tissue.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A medical cutting assembly, comprising a cutter head and a limiting member rotatably connected to the cutter head, wherein the cutter head comprises a delivery portion; the limiting member comprises a decomposing portion; and when the cutter head and the limiting member rotate relative to each other, and the decomposing portion extends through the delivery portion;
wherein the cutter head comprises a cutting portion; the cutting portion comprises a plurality of cutting edges extending from a proximal end to a distal end; the delivery portion comprises delivery slots located between two adjacent cutting edges; at least one cutting edge is provided with a through slot; the through slot is communicated with the delivery slot adjacent to the cutting edge; and when the cutter head and the limiting member rotate relative to each other, the decomposing portion extends through the delivery slots for multiple passes.

2 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein there is one or more decomposing portions; and during the rotation of the cutter head, at least one part of at least one of the decomposing portions is always located in one through slot to axially limit the cutter head.

3 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of decomposing portions, at least two of which are spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction or an axial direction of the limiting member.

4 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cutting edges extend spirally from the proximal end to the distal end, and helical angles of the delivery slots gradually decrease from the distal end to the proximal end.

5 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the medical cutting assembly further comprises a cannula connected to the limiting member; the cannula surrounds the cutter head and the limiting member; and the cannula at least covers the decomposing portion in the axial direction.

6 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the cannula is provided with several decomposing slots; and when the cutter head and the limiting member rotate relative to each other, the decomposing slots and the delivery portions communicate with each other.

7 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the axial width of the decomposing portion is less than the axial width of each through slot; and the axial position of an end portion of the proximal end of the decomposing portion relative to an end portion of the proximal end of the through slot is adjustable.

8 . The medical cutting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each decomposing portion is located in the middle of the limiting member, and one part of the limiting member at least surrounds the proximal end of the cutter head.

9 . A volume reduction catheter system, comprising a cutting section and a transfer section which are sequentially arranged, wherein the cutting section comprises a cutting assembly; the transfer section comprises a transmission shaft fixedly connected with the cutting assembly, and a cannula surrounding a surface of the transmission shaft; the transmission shaft rotates relative to the cannula; the transmission shaft is provided with a transfer slot; the cannula is axially provided with a cleaning and decomposing member; and the transmission shaft is axially provided with a filter.

10 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 9 , wherein there are a plurality of cleaning and decomposing members and a plurality of filters; and at least one cleaning and decomposing member is located at the distal ends of all the filters.

11 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one cleaning and decomposing portion, wherein the cleaning and decomposing portion comprises the cleaning and decomposing member and a filter located at a proximal end of the cleaning and decomposing portion; and the filter comprises a first filter and/or a second filter.

12 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 11 , wherein the filter comprises the first filter; and a space is provided between an outer side of the first filter and an inner wall of the cannula.

13 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 11 , wherein the filter comprises the second filter; and a space is provided between an inner side of the second filter and the transmission shaft.

14 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 13 , wherein the second filter is fixed on the transmission shaft through a connecting rod, and an outer side of the second filter is coupled to the inner wall of the cannula.

15 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 14 , wherein the radial thickness of the filter is less than or equal to the radial thickness of the decomposing member.

16 . The volume reduction catheter system according to claim 11 , wherein the cleaning and decomposing portion comprises a first cleaning and decomposing portion with the first filter and a second cleaning and decomposing portion with the second filter; and the first cleaning and decomposing portion and the second cleaning and decomposing portion are arranged alternately in turn.

17 . A volume reduction catheter system, comprising a cutting section and a transfer section which are sequentially arranged, wherein the cutting section comprises a cutting assembly; the transfer section comprises a transmission shaft fixedly connected with the cutting assembly, and a cannula surrounding a surface of the transmission shaft; the transmission shaft rotates relative to the cannula; the transmission shaft is provided with a transfer slot; a cleaning and decomposing portion is arranged on an inner wall of the cannula; and the cleaning and decomposing portion comprises a decomposing member extending towards the transmission shaft;
wherein the axial width of the decomposing portion is less than the axial width of each through slot; and the axial position of an end portion of the proximal end of the decomposing portion relative to an end portion of the proximal end of the through slot is adjustable.

Assignees

• Lifetech Scient Shenzhen Co

Inventors

• Wu Xingyu
• Long Han
• Zhou Zhenbiao

Classifications

• A61B2017/320775

  Morcellators, impeller or propeller like means · CPC title

• A61B2017/320741

  for stripping the intima or the internal plaque from a blood vessel, e.g. for endarterectomy · CPC title

• A61B2090/036

  abutting on tissue or skin · CPC title

• A61B2017/00685

  Archimedes screw · CPC title

• A61B2090/034

  abutting on parts of the device itself · CPC title