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Granted Patent B2
US 12,220,538 · App. 17/836,863 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Micro-fabricated intravascular devices having varying diameters

Inventors: John Lippert (Incline Village, NV); Edward J. Snyder (Park City, UT)
Assignee: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC.
A61M25/0013A61B18/1492A61M25/0051A61M25/09A61B17/00234A61M2025/0042A61M25/0045A61M25/0053A61M2025/09108A61M2025/09133B26D5/20B26F1/0053B26F1/0061
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Patent No.
US 12,220,538
App. No.
17/836,863
Filed
Jun 9, 2022
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3791
USPC
600/585
Abstract

Polymer catheters and guidewires for use in intravascular surgery, and more particularly polymer catheters and guidewires micro-machined with a micro-cutting machine to provide sufficient flexibility to travel through a patient's vasculature while retaining sufficient torquability to transmit torque from a proximal end to the distal end of the catheter or guidewire, and methods of producing the same.

Claims (38)

1. A catheter device, comprising:

an elongated member including a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending therethrough, the elongated member being formed of a stock material, wherein the distal portion includes

an outer surface,

an inner surface, and

a plurality of fenestrations formed in the stock material and being arranged in a repeating pattern, the fenestrations having a depth extending between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the repeating pattern of fenestrations extends across a length of at least the distal portion of the elongated member; and

an elastomeric filling material encapsulating the distal portion and filling the full depth of the fenestrations between the outer surface and the inner surface of the elongated member.

2. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the distal portion of the elongated member is larger than an outer diameter of the proximal portion of the elongated member.

3. The catheter device of claim 2 , wherein the length of the distal portion is up to 20% of a full length of the catheter device.

4. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the lumen of the elongated member increases in diameter at the distal portion relative to the proximal portion.

5. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the lumen of the elongated member has a continuous diameter.

6. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric filling material provides fluid integrity in the elongated member.

7. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the proximal portion and the distal portion comprise different materials.

8. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the fenestrations are arranged in a rotating pattern along a longitudinal axis of the elongated member.

9. The catheter device of claim 8 , wherein the fenestrations include a plurality of axially extending beams and wherein the fenestrations are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the elongated member so that each beam or set of beams is rotated relative to an adjacent beam or set of beams by a selected offset within a range of about 5 degrees to about 95 degrees.

10. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is formed of a polymer.

11. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member has a modulus of about 3700 MPa to about 138 GPa.

12. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is formed of nitinol.

13. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a modulus of the elongated member to a modulus of the elastomeric filling material is 7.4 to 370.

14. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric filling material extends beyond a distal end of the elongated member to form a hollow distal tip.

15. The catheter device of claim 1 , wherein the repeating pattern of fenestrations comprises a plurality of axially extending beams connecting adjacent circumferentially extending rings.

16. A catheter device, comprising:

an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the elongated member is formed of nitinol and wherein a lumen of the elongated member has a continuous diameter, the elongated member including

an outer surface,

an inner surface, and

a plurality of fenestrations formed in the nitinol and being arranged in a repeating pattern, the fenestrations having a depth extending between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the repeating pattern of fenestrations extends across a length of at least the distal portion of the elongated member; and

an elastomeric filling material encapsulating the distal portion and filling the full depth of the fenestrations between the outer surface and the inner surface of the elongated member.

17. The catheter device of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the fenestrations are arranged in a rotating pattern along a longitudinal axis of the elongated member.

18. The catheter device of claim 17 , wherein the fenestrations include a plurality of axially extending beams and wherein the fenestrations are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the elongated member so that each beam or set of beams is rotated relative to an adjacent beam or set of beams by a selected offset within a range of about 5 degrees to about 95 degrees.

19. The catheter device of claim 16 , wherein the elastomeric filling material extends beyond a distal end of the elongated member to form a hollow distal tip.

20. The catheter device of claim 16 , wherein the repeating pattern of fenestrations comprises a plurality of axially extending beams connecting adjacent circumferentially extending rings.

21. A catheter device, comprising:

an elongated member including a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending therethrough, the elongated member including

an outer surface,

an inner surface, and

a skeletal structure formed within the elongated member, the skeletal structure comprising a repeating pattern of fenestrations extending across a length of at least a portion of the distal portion of the elongated member, the fenestrations having a depth extending between the outer surface and the inner surface; and

an elastomeric filling material encapsulating the distal portion and filling the full depth of the fenestrations between the outer surface and the inner surface of the elongated member.

22. The catheter device of claim 21 , wherein at least a portion of the fenestrations are arranged in a rotating pattern along a longitudinal axis of the elongated member.

23. The catheter device of claim 21 , wherein the repeating pattern of fenestrations comprises a plurality of axially extending beams connecting adjacent circumferentially extending rings.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: LIPPERT, JOHN; SNYDER, EDWARD J.
To: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 069774/0386 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2022
From: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, LLC
To: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 060444/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2022
From: LIPPERT, JOHN; SNYDER, EDWARD J.
To: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 060154/0892 →
Continuity (11)
Continuation 17216127 · Mar 29, 2021
Continuation 16439894 · Jun 13, 2019
Continuation In Part 16212425 · Dec 6, 2018
Continuation 15465399 · Mar 21, 2017
Continuation 13901375 · May 23, 2013
Continuation 12753858 · Apr 2, 2010
Continuation In Part 12633727 · Dec 8, 2009
Continuation 12633727 · Dec 8, 2009
Provisional Application 61166480 · Apr 3, 2009
Provisional Application 61120703 · Dec 8, 2008
Related Publication 20220296850A1 · Sep 22, 2022
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