Laser ablation catheter
Provided is a laser ablation catheter, including a laser optical fiber bundle, an adjustable head, an outer tube, an overtube and a connector. The outer tube wraps the laser fiber bundle. The adjustable head includes an adjustable stent, the adjustable stent is made of a shape memory material and is sleeved outside one end of the outer tube. The connector is connected to the other end of the outer tube, and the laser fiber bundle can be connected to a laser generator through the connector. The overtube is sleeved outside the adjustable stent for compressing the adjustable stent. At least one end of the adjustable stent is a movable end, and the movable end is slidingly connected to the outer tube. When the overtube is withdrawn, the movable end can provide conditions for the deformation of the adjustable stent.
1 . A laser ablation catheter, comprising: a laser fiber bundle, an adjustable head, an outer tube, an overtube, and a connector;
the outer tube wraps the laser fiber bundle, the adjustable head includes an adjustable stent, the adjustable stent is made of a shape memory material and is sleeved outside one end of the outer tube, the connector is connected to a second end of the outer tube, and the laser fiber bundle is able to be connected to a laser generator through the connector;
the overtube is sleeved outside the adjustable stent for compressing the adjustable stent;
one end of the adjustable stent is a movable end and the other end of the adjustable stent is a fixed end, wherein the movable end is slidingly connected to the outer tube; and when the overtube is withdrawn, the movable end provides conditions for deformation of the adjustable stent; such that the adjustable stent expands to abut against an inner wall of a target vessel and keeps the laser ablation catheter at a center of the target vessel;
wherein the fixed end is fixedly connected to the outer tube.
2 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the movable end is an end of the adjustable stent away from the connector, and the fixed end is an end of the adjustable stent close to the connector.
3 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 2 , wherein a tail end of the outer tube is provided with a limiting stage for preventing the movable end from sliding out of the outer tube.
4 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustable head further comprises an annular structure, and the annular structure is fixedly connected to both ends of the adjustable stent.
5 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustable stent is made of nickel-titanium alloy.
6 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustable stent is composed of nickel-titanium alloy wires manufactured by a weaving process.
7 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustable stent is composed of nickel-titanium alloy sheets manufactured by a sheet metal process.
8 . The laser ablation catheter according to claim 5 , wherein the adjustable stent is made by a laser cutting process.