CA2366716C - Gripping device for implanting, repositioning or extracting an object within a body vessel - Google Patents
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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Abstract
A gripping device (10) is operative within a body vessel which includes an elongate, flexible support body (12) having a plurality of spaced gripping members (22) attached to the support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof. The gripping members are formed to have an expansion position where they angle laterally from the support body. A cone shaped flexible liner (34) forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members has an outer end connected to the distal ends (26) of the gripping members, and an inner end connected to the support body. The flexible liner is surrounded by the gripping members.
Description
GRIPPING DEVICE FOR
IMPLANTING, REPOSITIONING OR EXTRACTING
AN OBJECT WITHIN A BODY VESSEL
Background of the Invention Modern medical technology has produced a number of medical devices which are designed for compression into a small size to facilitate introduction into a vascular passageway and which are subsequently expandable into contact with the walls of the passageway. Among these devices are blood clot filters such as the filters shown by U.S. Patent No. 4,425,908 to Simon. The Simon filter is a permanent filter which, when once implanted is designed to remain in place. However, recoverable filters have also been developed as disclosed by U.S. Patent No. 5,370,657 to Irie and U.S. Patent No. 5,669,933 to Simon et al.
In the past, generally a hook type device has been employed to implant and position the prior art filters within a body vessel, and to engage the removable filters to effect the recovery thereof. The problem with a hook type recovery device is that the filter or other implanted artifact which is either being positioned for implantation or recovered is permitted to pivot about the hook and become misaligned. Once the device is misaligned within a body vessel, recovery is extremely difficult and realignment can often not be achieved without complete removal and subsequent reimplantation. There is also a possibility that damage to a vessel wall can occur from a use of a hook type recovery unit.
In an attempt to improve on prior art transluminal implantation and removal units, gripping devices have been devised which include a plurality of loop type gripping members made integral with a central tube and which extend outwardly at an angle to the central tube. These gripping members are adapted to surround a unit to be implanted or extracted, and an axially displaceable sleeve which surrounds the central tube engages and causes the gripping members to move inwardly. Devices of this type, which are shown by U.S. Patent No.
5,464,408 to Duc, operate effectively when the artifact to be gripped is a relatively large unit, such as a stent, having an extensive outer surface which can be engaged by the loop type gripping members. However, if the device to be gripped is a shaft or a shaft with a knob which may be attached to a filter, the device can become misaligned and the shaft will move through the loops which form the gripping members.
Summary of the Invention It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved gripping device which is operative within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning, or extracting an object within the vessel.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved gripping device having a plurality of elongate, spaced, gripping members attached to a support body which are movable between an expansion position and a contracted position. A flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members is connected to expand and contract with the gripping members to prevent the passage of an object between the gripping members.
IMPLANTING, REPOSITIONING OR EXTRACTING
AN OBJECT WITHIN A BODY VESSEL
Background of the Invention Modern medical technology has produced a number of medical devices which are designed for compression into a small size to facilitate introduction into a vascular passageway and which are subsequently expandable into contact with the walls of the passageway. Among these devices are blood clot filters such as the filters shown by U.S. Patent No. 4,425,908 to Simon. The Simon filter is a permanent filter which, when once implanted is designed to remain in place. However, recoverable filters have also been developed as disclosed by U.S. Patent No. 5,370,657 to Irie and U.S. Patent No. 5,669,933 to Simon et al.
In the past, generally a hook type device has been employed to implant and position the prior art filters within a body vessel, and to engage the removable filters to effect the recovery thereof. The problem with a hook type recovery device is that the filter or other implanted artifact which is either being positioned for implantation or recovered is permitted to pivot about the hook and become misaligned. Once the device is misaligned within a body vessel, recovery is extremely difficult and realignment can often not be achieved without complete removal and subsequent reimplantation. There is also a possibility that damage to a vessel wall can occur from a use of a hook type recovery unit.
In an attempt to improve on prior art transluminal implantation and removal units, gripping devices have been devised which include a plurality of loop type gripping members made integral with a central tube and which extend outwardly at an angle to the central tube. These gripping members are adapted to surround a unit to be implanted or extracted, and an axially displaceable sleeve which surrounds the central tube engages and causes the gripping members to move inwardly. Devices of this type, which are shown by U.S. Patent No.
5,464,408 to Duc, operate effectively when the artifact to be gripped is a relatively large unit, such as a stent, having an extensive outer surface which can be engaged by the loop type gripping members. However, if the device to be gripped is a shaft or a shaft with a knob which may be attached to a filter, the device can become misaligned and the shaft will move through the loops which form the gripping members.
Summary of the Invention It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved gripping device which is operative within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning, or extracting an object within the vessel.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved gripping device having a plurality of elongate, spaced, gripping members attached to a support body which are movable between an expansion position and a contracted position. A flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members is connected to expand and contract with the gripping members to prevent the passage of an object between the gripping members.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a gripping device having an elongate, flexible support body with a plurality of spaced, wire loop gripping members combined with elongate hook members attached to the support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof. A cone shaped flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure is secured to the outer ends of the gripping members and to the support body and extends internally within the gripping members to center a device being gripped.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved gripping device which includes an elongate flexible central tube and an axially movable outer tube surrounding the central tube. The central tube has an outer end which is formed with a projecting end section of reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the remainder of the central tube and a plurality of spaced gripping and hook members are secured to the central tube around the periphery of the projecting end section. A flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in an expansion position of the hook and gripping members is attached to the outermost ends of the gripping members and is attached to the projecting end section of the central tube. This liner angles outwardly from the projecting end section internally of the hook and gripping members at a first angle, and then extends to the outermost ends of the hook and gripping members at a second, lesser angle which is substantially equal to the angle at which the hook and gripping members extend from the central tube in the expansion position of the hook and gripping members.
The invention thus relates according to an aspect, to a gripping device for use within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning, or extracting an object. The device comprises: an elongate support body having a central longitudinal axis and an outer end. The axis comprises a plurality of spaced elongate, flexible gripping members substantially circularly arranged and attached to the support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof, each gripping member having a proximal end rigidly and nonpivotally secured to the support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of the support body, the flexible gripping members being formed to angle outwardly from the outer end of said support body and to have an expansion position, when unrestrained, wherein the distal ends thereof are 3a spaced laterally outwardly from the support body and to be flexibly movable, when restrained, inwardly from the expansion position to move the distal ends toward the longitudinal axis of the support body. Moreover, the device comprises a flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members, the flexible liner being connected to the gripping members.
Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gripping device of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a view in end elevation of the central support tube for the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a view in end elevation of the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a sectional view of the central support tube and a mandrel for forming a liner for the gripping device of Figure 1; and Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the gripping device of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments Referring now to the drawings, the gripping device of the present invention indicated generally at 10 includes an elongate, flexible support body 12 which is preferably an elongate, flexible tube having a central channel 14 extending therethrough. The channel 14 is adapted to receive a guide wire for guiding a gripping device to a desired location within a body vessel.
The outermost end of the flexible support body 12 is provided with a projecting end section 16 of reduced cross section relative to the remainder of the support body. When the support body is a flexible tube, the diameter of the projecting end section is less than the diameter of the remainder of the central tube to provide a flange 18 at the base of the projecting end section.
Extending inwardly from the flange 18 in spaced relationship about the base of the projecting end section 16 are a plurality of lumens 20.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved gripping device which includes an elongate flexible central tube and an axially movable outer tube surrounding the central tube. The central tube has an outer end which is formed with a projecting end section of reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the remainder of the central tube and a plurality of spaced gripping and hook members are secured to the central tube around the periphery of the projecting end section. A flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in an expansion position of the hook and gripping members is attached to the outermost ends of the gripping members and is attached to the projecting end section of the central tube. This liner angles outwardly from the projecting end section internally of the hook and gripping members at a first angle, and then extends to the outermost ends of the hook and gripping members at a second, lesser angle which is substantially equal to the angle at which the hook and gripping members extend from the central tube in the expansion position of the hook and gripping members.
The invention thus relates according to an aspect, to a gripping device for use within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning, or extracting an object. The device comprises: an elongate support body having a central longitudinal axis and an outer end. The axis comprises a plurality of spaced elongate, flexible gripping members substantially circularly arranged and attached to the support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof, each gripping member having a proximal end rigidly and nonpivotally secured to the support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of the support body, the flexible gripping members being formed to angle outwardly from the outer end of said support body and to have an expansion position, when unrestrained, wherein the distal ends thereof are 3a spaced laterally outwardly from the support body and to be flexibly movable, when restrained, inwardly from the expansion position to move the distal ends toward the longitudinal axis of the support body. Moreover, the device comprises a flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members, the flexible liner being connected to the gripping members.
Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gripping device of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a view in end elevation of the central support tube for the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a view in end elevation of the gripping device of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a sectional view of the central support tube and a mandrel for forming a liner for the gripping device of Figure 1; and Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the gripping device of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments Referring now to the drawings, the gripping device of the present invention indicated generally at 10 includes an elongate, flexible support body 12 which is preferably an elongate, flexible tube having a central channel 14 extending therethrough. The channel 14 is adapted to receive a guide wire for guiding a gripping device to a desired location within a body vessel.
The outermost end of the flexible support body 12 is provided with a projecting end section 16 of reduced cross section relative to the remainder of the support body. When the support body is a flexible tube, the diameter of the projecting end section is less than the diameter of the remainder of the central tube to provide a flange 18 at the base of the projecting end section.
Extending inwardly from the flange 18 in spaced relationship about the base of the projecting end section 16 are a plurality of lumens 20.
A plurality of spaced gripping members 22 are mounted on the elongate flexible support body 12 to extend axially from the outer end thereof at an angle to the longitudinal axis 24 of the elongate flexible support body. Each gripping member 22 is formed by a length of wire which is looped at 26 to form the distal end of the gripping member. The two free ends of the wire 28 which form the proximal end of the gripping member are then inserted into one of the lumens and are secured within the lumen. The gripping members are formed to surround the proj ecting end section 16 and are angled outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis 24, preferably at a shallow angle of less than 45 . The wire gripping members are flexible and are formed to assume the expanded position of Figures 1 and 2 when they are unrestrained. However, the wire gripping members may be moved inwardly toward the longitudinal axis 24 to a restrained position. At least two diametrically opposed gripping members are provided at their respective distal ends with a projection 30 with extends inwardly toward the longitudinal axis 24.
If the gripping members 22 were alone used in an attempt to grip a shaft 32 attached to a vena cava filter or some other implanted medical device, the shaft would be likely to pass angularly outward from the gripping device 10 between the gripping members 22. The shaft might even become lodged within the loop of one of the gripping members making it difficult to extract a device attached to the shaft and virtually impossible to reposition the device without completely removing the unit from the body vessel. Consequently, it is important to both prevent the shaft from passing between the gripping members and also to center the shaft within the gripping members so that a medical device which has been angularly mispositioned during implantation can be repositioned without being completely removed. To accomplish this, the gripping device 10 is provided with a flexible, open ended liner 34. Preferably, the liner 34 is formed from a polymer such as polyurethane, although the liner could be formed of woven DACRON. As will be noted in Figure 2, the innennost or closed end of the liner 34 is secured to the projecting end section 16, while the outermost end of the liner is secured to the looped distal ends of the gripping members 22.
It is important to note that the liner 34 is unitary but formed in two sections. An innermost section 36 which extends from the projecting end 16 angles outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis 24 at a greater angle than an outermost section of the liner 38. The outermost section of the liner extends at an angle which is substantially equal to the angle at which the gripping members 22 extend relative to the longitudinal axis 24, and thus the outermost section of the liner lies against the gripping members. However, the innermost section 36 of the liner extends at a greater angle relative to the longitudinal axis 24 and is spaced from and gripping members. A liner having this configuration is preferably formed of a polymer, such as a urethane, by dipping on a mandre140 shown in Figure 5. The mandre140 is removably mounted in the central channel 14 of the support body 12, and is a circular, cone shaped mandrel having an innermost section 42 formed to the angle of the innermost section 36 of the liner 34 and an outermost section 44 formed to the angle of the outermost section 3 8 of the liner. With the mandrel in place as shown in Figure 5, it and the projecting end section 16 are dipped in a molten polymer to form by the dipping process a thin, flexible liner 34. The outer end of the mandrel may be provided with projections 46 to provide apertures in the liner which receive the projections 30 on the gripping members 22. Now the wire gripping members 22 are inserted into the lumens 20 and affixed therein so that the gripping members extend along the outer surface of the liner. With the gripping members in place about the liner, the ends thereof are then again dipped in the molten polymer to create a polymer layer 48 which secures the liner to the distal ends of the gripping members. Once the liner is formed, the mandrel 40 is removed leaving the liner affixed to the projecting end section 16. The flexibility of the liner permits the projections 46 of the mandrel to disengage so that the mandrel can be removed.
To operate the gripping device 10, a flexible catheter 50 or similar flexible outer tubular sheath or restraining device surrounds the flexible support body 12 and is axially movable along the support body. With the outer tubular body in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the gripping members 22 are in the expanded position to hold the liner open for the reception of the member such as the shaft 32. As the gripping device is moved over the shaft, the shaft will be centered within the gripping device by contact with the liner 34.
The liner will prevent the shaft from passing outwardly between the gripping members 22 and will prevent the shaft from becoming lodged between the gripping members.
Once the end of the shaft is in place adjacent to the projecting end section 16, the catheter or outer tubular sheath 50 is moved axially to the left in Figures 1 and 2 to engage the gripping members 22 and force them inwardly toward the longitudinal axis 24. Thus the gripping members and the liner will close inwardly about the shaft 32 to grip the shaft so that it and the device to which it is attached may be repositioned or drawn into the tube 50 by retracting the flexible support body 12. It is important to note that the metal gripping members 22 are external to the liner 34 and thus provide hard runner surfaces over which the outer tube 50 can slide without danger of engagement with the liner which might result in damage to the liner.
If the gripping members 22 were alone used in an attempt to grip a shaft 32 attached to a vena cava filter or some other implanted medical device, the shaft would be likely to pass angularly outward from the gripping device 10 between the gripping members 22. The shaft might even become lodged within the loop of one of the gripping members making it difficult to extract a device attached to the shaft and virtually impossible to reposition the device without completely removing the unit from the body vessel. Consequently, it is important to both prevent the shaft from passing between the gripping members and also to center the shaft within the gripping members so that a medical device which has been angularly mispositioned during implantation can be repositioned without being completely removed. To accomplish this, the gripping device 10 is provided with a flexible, open ended liner 34. Preferably, the liner 34 is formed from a polymer such as polyurethane, although the liner could be formed of woven DACRON. As will be noted in Figure 2, the innennost or closed end of the liner 34 is secured to the projecting end section 16, while the outermost end of the liner is secured to the looped distal ends of the gripping members 22.
It is important to note that the liner 34 is unitary but formed in two sections. An innermost section 36 which extends from the projecting end 16 angles outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis 24 at a greater angle than an outermost section of the liner 38. The outermost section of the liner extends at an angle which is substantially equal to the angle at which the gripping members 22 extend relative to the longitudinal axis 24, and thus the outermost section of the liner lies against the gripping members. However, the innermost section 36 of the liner extends at a greater angle relative to the longitudinal axis 24 and is spaced from and gripping members. A liner having this configuration is preferably formed of a polymer, such as a urethane, by dipping on a mandre140 shown in Figure 5. The mandre140 is removably mounted in the central channel 14 of the support body 12, and is a circular, cone shaped mandrel having an innermost section 42 formed to the angle of the innermost section 36 of the liner 34 and an outermost section 44 formed to the angle of the outermost section 3 8 of the liner. With the mandrel in place as shown in Figure 5, it and the projecting end section 16 are dipped in a molten polymer to form by the dipping process a thin, flexible liner 34. The outer end of the mandrel may be provided with projections 46 to provide apertures in the liner which receive the projections 30 on the gripping members 22. Now the wire gripping members 22 are inserted into the lumens 20 and affixed therein so that the gripping members extend along the outer surface of the liner. With the gripping members in place about the liner, the ends thereof are then again dipped in the molten polymer to create a polymer layer 48 which secures the liner to the distal ends of the gripping members. Once the liner is formed, the mandrel 40 is removed leaving the liner affixed to the projecting end section 16. The flexibility of the liner permits the projections 46 of the mandrel to disengage so that the mandrel can be removed.
To operate the gripping device 10, a flexible catheter 50 or similar flexible outer tubular sheath or restraining device surrounds the flexible support body 12 and is axially movable along the support body. With the outer tubular body in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the gripping members 22 are in the expanded position to hold the liner open for the reception of the member such as the shaft 32. As the gripping device is moved over the shaft, the shaft will be centered within the gripping device by contact with the liner 34.
The liner will prevent the shaft from passing outwardly between the gripping members 22 and will prevent the shaft from becoming lodged between the gripping members.
Once the end of the shaft is in place adjacent to the projecting end section 16, the catheter or outer tubular sheath 50 is moved axially to the left in Figures 1 and 2 to engage the gripping members 22 and force them inwardly toward the longitudinal axis 24. Thus the gripping members and the liner will close inwardly about the shaft 32 to grip the shaft so that it and the device to which it is attached may be repositioned or drawn into the tube 50 by retracting the flexible support body 12. It is important to note that the metal gripping members 22 are external to the liner 34 and thus provide hard runner surfaces over which the outer tube 50 can slide without danger of engagement with the liner which might result in damage to the liner.
The end of the outer tube 50 may be provided with a reinforced ring 52 to aid in contracting the gripping members 22, and the reinforced ring 52 may be made of metal to provide a radiopaque marker at the end of the outer tube or sheath 50.
It is of course important for the projections 30 to have a combined length that is less than the diameter of the sheath 50 so that the complete gripper device can be drawn within the sheath.
As shown by Figure 6, it is often desirable to form the gripping device 10 with only three or four loop shaped gripping members 22 which fitnction primarily to expand the flexible open ended liner 34 and to engage and position a filter 53 to be removed. In this case, the filter 53 is a removable filter having a plurality of vessel engaging legs 54 which angle outwardly from a central apex 56 at the shaft 32. With this filter configuration, it is advantageous for the gripping device to positively grip the filter in the area of the apex 56 rather than at the end of the shaft 32. To accomplish this, a plurality of flexible, elongate wire shafts 58 are positioned between the loop shaped gripping members 22.
One end of each shaft 58 is secured within a lumen 20, and an inwardly projecting hook 60 is formed at the outermost end 62 of each shaft 58. The shafts 58, like the gripping members 22, extend along the outer surface of the liner and lie against the outermost section 38 of the liner. Like the hooks 30, the hooks 60 project inwardly trough the liner to form a plurality of inwardly projecting hooks spaced around the open end of the liner.
In the operation of the gripping device of Figure 6, the tubular sheath 50 surrounds the gripping device 10 and holds the device in a collapsed condition adjacent to the longitudinal axis of the device. In this configuration, the gripping device is adapted to travel through a body vessel until it reaches the shaft 32 of the expanded filter 53. Now the sheath 50 is drawn back permitting the gripping members 22, the shafts 58 and the liner 34 to expand outwardly to the configuration shown in Figure 6. Now the open end of the gripping device is moved over the shaft 32 and beyond the apex 56 of the filter 53 so that the hooks 60 can extend between the filter legs 54. The tubular sheath 50 is moved forwardly over the support body 12 and into engagement with the gripping members 22 and shafts 58 to bring them into engagement with the filter legs 54 below the apex 56. The hooks 60 now pass between the filter legs 54 below the apex while the gripping members 22 and liner 34 extend externally of the filter legs as the gripping members, liner and shafts 58 are moved by the sheath 50 inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the gripping device. As the support body 12 is drawn into the sheath 50, the hooks positively engage the filter apex 56 to draw the filter into the sheath. The gripping members and liner position the filter so that it is in alignment for withdrawal into the sheath.
It is of course important for the projections 30 to have a combined length that is less than the diameter of the sheath 50 so that the complete gripper device can be drawn within the sheath.
As shown by Figure 6, it is often desirable to form the gripping device 10 with only three or four loop shaped gripping members 22 which fitnction primarily to expand the flexible open ended liner 34 and to engage and position a filter 53 to be removed. In this case, the filter 53 is a removable filter having a plurality of vessel engaging legs 54 which angle outwardly from a central apex 56 at the shaft 32. With this filter configuration, it is advantageous for the gripping device to positively grip the filter in the area of the apex 56 rather than at the end of the shaft 32. To accomplish this, a plurality of flexible, elongate wire shafts 58 are positioned between the loop shaped gripping members 22.
One end of each shaft 58 is secured within a lumen 20, and an inwardly projecting hook 60 is formed at the outermost end 62 of each shaft 58. The shafts 58, like the gripping members 22, extend along the outer surface of the liner and lie against the outermost section 38 of the liner. Like the hooks 30, the hooks 60 project inwardly trough the liner to form a plurality of inwardly projecting hooks spaced around the open end of the liner.
In the operation of the gripping device of Figure 6, the tubular sheath 50 surrounds the gripping device 10 and holds the device in a collapsed condition adjacent to the longitudinal axis of the device. In this configuration, the gripping device is adapted to travel through a body vessel until it reaches the shaft 32 of the expanded filter 53. Now the sheath 50 is drawn back permitting the gripping members 22, the shafts 58 and the liner 34 to expand outwardly to the configuration shown in Figure 6. Now the open end of the gripping device is moved over the shaft 32 and beyond the apex 56 of the filter 53 so that the hooks 60 can extend between the filter legs 54. The tubular sheath 50 is moved forwardly over the support body 12 and into engagement with the gripping members 22 and shafts 58 to bring them into engagement with the filter legs 54 below the apex 56. The hooks 60 now pass between the filter legs 54 below the apex while the gripping members 22 and liner 34 extend externally of the filter legs as the gripping members, liner and shafts 58 are moved by the sheath 50 inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the gripping device. As the support body 12 is drawn into the sheath 50, the hooks positively engage the filter apex 56 to draw the filter into the sheath. The gripping members and liner position the filter so that it is in alignment for withdrawal into the sheath.
Industrial Applicability The gripping device of the present invention may be enlployed within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning or extracting a medical device or other object. Since the gripping device operates to center an object which it grips, it may be employed to effectively reposition an angularly mispositioned filter or other medical unit without completely withdrawing the unit from a body vessel.
The gripping device is also effective for removing small objects, such as kidney stones, from body vessels since it closes around these objects and prevents them from passing outwardly between the gripping members 22.
The gripping device is also effective for removing small objects, such as kidney stones, from body vessels since it closes around these objects and prevents them from passing outwardly between the gripping members 22.
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1. A gripping device for use within a body vessel for implanting, repositioning, or extracting an object comprising:
an elongate support body having a central longitudinal axis and an outer end;
a plurality of spaced gripping members attached to said support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof, each said gripping member having a proximal end secured to said support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of said support body, said flexible gripping members being formed to have an expansion position, when unrestrained, wherein the distal ends thereof are spaced laterally outwardly from said support body and to be flexibly movable, when restrained, inwardly from said expansion position toward the longitudinal axis of said support body;
a flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of said gripping members, said flexible liner being connected to said gripping members; and wherein a plurality of said gripping members include hook members inwardly projecting at a distal end of said gripping members.
an elongate support body having a central longitudinal axis and an outer end;
a plurality of spaced gripping members attached to said support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof, each said gripping member having a proximal end secured to said support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of said support body, said flexible gripping members being formed to have an expansion position, when unrestrained, wherein the distal ends thereof are spaced laterally outwardly from said support body and to be flexibly movable, when restrained, inwardly from said expansion position toward the longitudinal axis of said support body;
a flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of said gripping members, said flexible liner being connected to said gripping members; and wherein a plurality of said gripping members include hook members inwardly projecting at a distal end of said gripping members.
2. The gripping device of claim 1 wherein each of said gripping members is formed from an elongate length of flexible material.
3. The gripping device of claim 2 wherein said gripping members include a plurality of loop members each formed from an elongate length of flexible material looped to provide a loop at the distal end thereof and two end sections at the proximal end, said end sections being attached to said support body.
4. The gripping device of claim 3 wherein said flexible liner is formed internally of said gripping members with said gripping members extending externally of said flexible liner.
5. The gripping device of claim 4 wherein said gripping members are formed of metal.
6. The gripping device of claim 5 which includes a restraining unit mounted on said support body in surrounding relationship thereto, said restraining unit being axially displaceable relative to said support body past the outer end thereof to engage said gripping members and move said gripping members toward said longitudinal axis to a restrained position and axially displaceable relative to said support body from engagement with said gripping members in the restrained position inwardly of the outer end of said support body to permit said gripping members to move to the expansion position.
7. The gripping device of claim 6 wherein said support body is an elongate flexible central tube and said restraining unit is an outer tube surrounding said central tube.
8. The gripping device of claim 7 wherein said outer tube has a forward end to engage said gripping members, said forward end being provided with a reinforced ring.
9. The gripping device of claim 8 wherein said reinforced ring is a metal ring.
10. The gripping device of claim 7 wherein said flexible liner has an open end connected to the distal ends of said gripping members and a closed end connected to said central tube.
11. The gripping device of claim 10 wherein the hooks at the distal ends of said hook members extend inwardly through said flexible liner.
12. The gripping device of claim 1 wherein said gripping members include a plurality of loop members each formed from a length of wire looped to provide a loop at a distal end and two wire end sections at a proximal end, said wire end sections being attached to said support body.
13. The gripping device of claim 12 wherein said flexible liner is attached to the distal ends of said loop members and to the outer end of said support body.
14. The gripping device of claim 13 wherein said liner is formed internally of said gripping members with said gripping members extending externally of said flexible liner.
15. The gripping device of claim 14 wherein said flexible liner is formed of a polymer.
16. The gripping device of claim 14 wherein said gripping members in the expansion position angle outwardly from proximal to distal ends thereof at a first angle relative to said longitudinal axis, said flexible liner having a first section adjacent to the open end thereof which is inclined relative to said longitudinal axis at an angle substantially equal to said first angle, and a second section extending from said first section to said support body at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis which is greater than said first angle, said gripping members being spaced from said second section.
17. The gripping device of claim 4 wherein said elongate support body is a flexible tube which is formed at the outer end with a projecting end section of reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the remainder of the flexible tube to form a flange at the base of the reduced diameter end section where the end section meets the remainder of the flexible tube, and a plurality of spaced lumens are formed in said tube to extend longitudinally into the tube from said flange, said lumens being spaced around the base of the reduced diameter end section, the proximal end of a gripping member being received in a lumen.
18. The gripping device of claim 17 wherein said liner is attached to said reduced diameter end section.
19. The gripping device of claim 18 wherein said plurality of looped members are each formed from a length of wire looped to provide a loop at a distal end and two wire end sections at a proximal end, the wire end sections of each looped member being secured respectively in a lumen.
20. The gripping device of claim 19 wherein said gripping members in the expansion position angle outwardly from the proximal to the distal ends thereof at a first angle relative to said longitudinal axis, said flexible liner having a first section adjacent to the open end thereof which is connected to the distal ends of said gripping members and which is inclined relative to said longitudinal axis at an angle substantially equal to said first angle, and a second section extending from said first section to said projecting end section of said flexible tube at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis which is greater than said first angle, said gripping members being spaced from said second section.
21. The gripping device of claim 20 wherein the distal ends of at least two gripping members are positioned to be diametrically opposed, the diametrically opposed distal ends being provided with inwardly extending projections which pass through said liner and project inwardly therefrom.
22. The gripping device of claim 20 which includes a restraining unit mounted on said support body in surrounding relationship thereto, said restraining unit being axially displaceable relative to said support body past the outer end thereof to engage said gripping members and move said gripping members toward said longitudinal axis to a restrained position and axially displaceable relative to said support body from engagement with said gripping members in the restrained position inwardly of the outer end of said support body to permit said gripping members to move to the expansion position.
23. The gripping device of claim 22 wherein said support body is an elongate flexible central tube and said restraining unit is an outer tube surrounding said central tube.
24. The gripping device of claim 23 wherein said flexible liner has an open end connected to the distal ends of said gripping members and a closed end connected to said central tube.
25. The gripping device of claim 6 wherein each of said hook members is formed from a length of wire having a hook at a distal end thereof.
26. The gripping device of claim 22 wherein said support body is formed at the outer end with a projecting end section of reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the remainder of the support body, said closed end of said flexible liner being attached to said projecting end section, the proximal ends of said gripping members being secured to said support body around the periphery of said projecting end section.
27. The gripping device of claim 26 wherein said gripping members in the expansion position angle outwardly from the proximal to the distal ends thereof at a first angle of less than 45 relative to said longitudinal axis, said flexible liner having a first section adjacent to the open end thereof which is connected to the distal ends of said gripping members and which is inclined relative to said longitudinal axis at an angle substantially equal to said first angle, and a second section extending from said first section to said projecting end section of said flexible tube at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis which is greater than said first angle, said gripping members being spaced from said second section.
28. The gripping device of claim 22 wherein said gripping members include a plurality of loop members each formed from a length of wire looped to provide a loop at a distal end and two wire sections at a proximal end, said wire sections being attached to said support body.
29. The gripping device of claim 1 wherein said gripping members comprise wire loop gripping members.
30. The gripping device of claim 29 wherein a plurality of said hook members are positioned between adjacent said wire loop gripping members.
31. The gripping device of claim 1 wherein said flexible liner is cone-shaped with a narrower end secured to the elongate support body.
32. A gripping device for gripping an implanted medical device, the gripping device comprising:
an elongate support body having a longitudinal axis and an outer end;
a plurality of gripping members radially spaced about the longitudinal axis, each of said gripping member having a proximal end secured to said support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of said support body, each of said flexible gripping members having an unrestrained position, wherein the distal ends of said gripping members are spaced radially from the longitudinal axis and a restrained position, wherein the distal ends of the gripping members are radially inward of the unrestrained position, the distal end of at least one gripping member including a hook inwardly projecting toward the axis; and a flexible liner having an outer surface and an inner surface for centering the implanted medical device between the gripping members a first portion of the outer surface being attached to the gripping members and a second portion of the outer surface being inwardly spaced from the gripping members.
an elongate support body having a longitudinal axis and an outer end;
a plurality of gripping members radially spaced about the longitudinal axis, each of said gripping member having a proximal end secured to said support body and a distal end spaced from the outer end of said support body, each of said flexible gripping members having an unrestrained position, wherein the distal ends of said gripping members are spaced radially from the longitudinal axis and a restrained position, wherein the distal ends of the gripping members are radially inward of the unrestrained position, the distal end of at least one gripping member including a hook inwardly projecting toward the axis; and a flexible liner having an outer surface and an inner surface for centering the implanted medical device between the gripping members a first portion of the outer surface being attached to the gripping members and a second portion of the outer surface being inwardly spaced from the gripping members.
33. The gripping device of claim 32, wherein said plurality of gripping members include loop shaped members to expand the liner and center the implanted medical device, said at least one gripping member including said hook includes a plurality of wire shafts to positively grip the implanted medical device, said hook being formed at the distal end of each of said wire shafts.
34. The gripping device of claim 33, wherein said plurality of loop members are each formed from an elongate length of flexible material looped to provide a loop at the distal end thereof and two end sections at the proximal end, said end sections being attached to said support body.
35. The gripping device of claim 32, further comprising a restraining unit mounted on said support body in surrounding relationship thereto, said restraining unit being axially displaceable relative to said support body to engage said gripping members and move said gripping members from the unrestrained position to the restrained position.
36. The gripping device of claim 35, wherein said support body is an elongate flexible central tube and said restraining unit is an outer tube surrounding said central tube.
37. The gripping device of claim 32, wherein said flexible liner is formed of a polymer.
38. The gripping device of claim 32, wherein said flexible liner has an outer section defining a first angle relative to said longitudinal axis, and an inner section defining a second angle relative to said longitudinal axis which is greater than said first angle.
39. The gripping device of claim 32, wherein said at least one gripping member having a hook includes at least two gripping members that are diametrically opposed, the distal ends of each of said diametrically opposed gripping members being formed with the hook.
40. The gripping device of claim 32, wherein said gripping members in the unrestrained position angle outwardly from the proximal to the distal ends thereof at a first angle of less than 45° relative to said longitudinal axis, said flexible liner having a first section adjacent to the open end thereof which is connected to the distal ends of said gripping members and which is inclined relative to said longitudinal axis at an angle substantially equal to said first angle, and a second section extending from said first section to said outer end of said support body at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis which is greater than said first angle, said gripping members being spaced from said second section.
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