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Granted Patent B2
US 12,042,607 · App. 16/856,937 · Granted Jul 23, 2024

Catheter with valves

Inventor: David J. Miller (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
A61M25/0017A61F2/0013A61M25/0075A61M2025/0076A61M2205/3303A61M2205/3331A61M2210/1085
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Patent No.
US 12,042,607
App. No.
16/856,937
Granted
Jul 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated body defining an injection lumen, a drainage lumen, and an inflation lumen. The elongated body includes an anchoring member positioned on a proximal portion of the elongated body. A sensor is positioned on a distal portion of the elongated body or distal to a distal end of the elongated body. The medical device includes an active valve positioned in or about the drainage lumen The active valve is configured to move between a closed state in which, when a proximal end of the elongated body is positioned in a bladder of a patient, the active valve is configured to retain fluid in the bladder, and an open state in which the active valve enables drainage of fluid from the bladder via the drainage lumen.

Claims (62)

1. A catheter comprising:

an elongated body defining an injection lumen, a drainage lumen, and an inflation lumen, the elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;

an anchoring member positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body, the anchoring member being fluidically coupled to the inflation lumen;

an active valve positioned in or about the drainage lumen, wherein the active valve is configured to move between a closed state in which, when a proximal end of the elongated body is positioned in a bladder of a patient, the active valve is configured to retain fluid in the bladder, and an open state in which the active valve enables drainage of the fluid from the bladder via the drainage lumen; and

control circuitry configured to:

receive an indication to measure a first parameter associated with the fluid from the bladder;

receive data from a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is coupled to the catheter and configured to sense a second parameter associated with the fluid that is different than the first parameter;

based on the indication and on the data from the first sensor meeting a threshold value, cause the active valve to be in the open state;

receive second data from a second sensor coupled to the catheter and configured to sense the first parameter associated with the fluid;

receive additional data from the first sensor; and

based on the additional data from the first sensor meeting an additional threshold value, control the active valve to be in the closed state.

2. The catheter of claim 1 , further comprising a check valve configured to prevent air from flowing through the drainage lumen.

3. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter comprises a time.

4. The catheter of claim 3 , wherein the data is associated with an initial time at which the catheter was inserted into the patient, a last time the active valve was closed, or a last time the active valve was opened.

5. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter comprises a pressure of the fluid or a flow rate of the fluid.

6. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises pressure sensor data indicative of a bladder pressure, and wherein the threshold value comprises a first predetermined bladder pressure value and the additional threshold value comprises a second predetermined bladder pressure value that is less than the first predetermined bladder pressure value.

7. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises user input, and wherein the first parameter comprises an amount of oxygen in the fluid.

8. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the additional data comprises a time the active valve was last opened or user input.

9. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the injection lumen is configured to transport an additional fluid from the distal portion of the elongated body to a fluid opening on the proximal portion of the elongated body.

10. The catheter of claim 9 , wherein the additional fluid is transported to the bladder of the patient when the active valve is in the closed state, and wherein the second parameter is based on a mixture of the fluid and the additional fluid.

11. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the drainage lumen is configured to transport the fluid from the proximal portion of the elongated body to a fluid opening on the distal portion of the elongated body.

12. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is positioned on the distal portion of the elongated body or distal to a distal end of the elongated body.

13. The catheter of claim 1 , further comprising a hub at a distal end of the elongated body, wherein the second sensor is positioned on the hub.

14. The catheter of claim 1 , further comprising a hub at a distal end of the elongated body, wherein the second sensor is positioned distal to the hub.

15. The catheter of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is a dissolved oxygen sensor.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, by control circuitry, an indication to measure a first parameter associated with fluid from a bladder of a patient;

receiving, by the control circuitry, data from a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is configured to sense a second parameter associated with the fluid that is different than the first parameter;

based on the indication and on the data from the first sensor meeting a predetermined value,

controlling, by the control circuitry, an active valve of a catheter to be in an open state, the catheter comprising:

an elongated body defining an injection lumen, a drainage lumen, and an inflation lumen, the elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;

an anchoring member positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body, the anchoring member being fluidically coupled to the inflation lumen; and

the active valve positioned in or about the drainage lumen, wherein the active valve is configured to move between a closed state in which, when a proximal end of the elongated body is positioned in the bladder of the patient, the active valve is configured to retain the fluid in the bladder, and the open state in which the active valve enables the drainage of the fluid from the bladder of the patient via the drainage lumen; and

receiving, by the control circuitry, second data from a second sensor coupled to the catheter and configured to sense the first parameter associated with the fluid;

receiving, by the control circuitry, additional data from the first sensor; and

based on the additional data from the first sensor meeting an additional predetermined value, controlling, by the control circuitry, the active valve to be in the closed state.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second parameter comprises a pressure of the fluid or a flow rate of the fluid.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first sensor is coupled to the catheter, and wherein the data is indicative of a bladder pressure, and wherein the predetermined value comprises a first bladder pressure value and the additional predetermined value comprises a second bladder pressure value that is lower than the first bladder pressure value.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second parameter comprises a time.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the data is associated with an initial time the catheter was inserted in the patient, a last time the active valve was closed, or a last time the active valve was opened.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving user input, and wherein the first parameter comprises an amount of dissolved oxygen in the fluid.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the catheter further comprises a hub connected to the distal portion of the elongated body, and wherein the second sensor is positioned on the hub or distal to the hub.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the second sensor is a dissolved oxygen sensor.

24. The method of claim 16 , wherein the catheter is a Foley catheter.

25. The method of claim 16 , wherein the additional data comprises a time the active valve was last opened or user input.

26. The method of claim 16 , wherein the injection lumen is configured to transport an additional fluid from the distal portion of the elongated body to a fluid opening on the proximal portion of the elongated body.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the additional fluid is transported to the bladder of the patient when the active valve is in the closed state, and wherein the second parameter is based on a mixture of the fluid and the additional fluid.

28. A Foley catheter comprising:

an elongated body defining an injection lumen, a drainage lumen, and an inflation lumen, the elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion;

an anchoring member positioned on the proximal portion of the elongated body and fluidically coupled to the inflation lumen;

a first sensor positioned on the distal portion of the elongated body or distal to a distal end of the elongated body, the first sensor configured to sense a first parameter associated with a fluid from a bladder of a patient;

a check valve positioned in or about the drainage lumen, wherein the check valve prevents air from flowing through the drainage lumen;

an active valve positioned in or about the drainage lumen, the active valve being configured to move between a closed state in which, when a proximal end of the elongated body is positioned in the bladder of the patient, the active valve is configured to retain the fluid in the bladder, and an open state in which the active valve enables drainage of the fluid from the bladder via the drainage lumen; and

control circuitry configured to:

receive an indication to measure the first parameter associated with the fluid from the bladder;

receive data from a second sensor, wherein the second sensor is coupled to the Foley catheter and configured to sense a second parameter associated with the fluid that is different than the first parameter;

based on the indication and on the data from the second sensor meeting a threshold value, cause the active valve to be in the open state;

receive second data from the first sensor coupled to the catheter and configured to sense the first parameter associated with the fluid;

receive additional data from the second sensor; and

based on the additional data from the second sensor meeting an additional threshold value, control the active valve to be in the closed state.

29. The Foley catheter of claim 28 , wherein the first sensor comprises a dissolved gas sensor and the dissolved gas sensor comprises a dissolved oxygen sensor.

30. The Foley catheter of claim 28 , wherein the injection lumen is configured to transport an additional fluid from the distal portion of the elongated body to a fluid opening on the proximal portion of the elongated body when the active valve is in the closed state, and wherein the second parameter is based on a mixture of the fluid and the additional fluid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2020
From: MILLER, DAVID J.
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 052481/0217 →
Continuity (1)
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