CA2209099C - Catheter with temporary vena cava filter - Google Patents

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CA2209099C
CA2209099C CA002209099A CA2209099A CA2209099C CA 2209099 C CA2209099 C CA 2209099C CA 002209099 A CA002209099 A CA 002209099A CA 2209099 A CA2209099 A CA 2209099A CA 2209099 C CA2209099 C CA 2209099C
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Abstract

This invention relates to a catheter with a temporary vena cava filter comprising a tube-like basic body with a proximal end and a distal end, a filter element comprising a front supporting member connected to the basic body and, positioned at a distance thereof in the direction of the proximal end, a rear supporting member connected to the basic body, a number of pliable strips arranged at equal distances from one another around the circumference of the basic body each comprising opposite ends which are connected to the front and rear supporting member respectively and expanding means which can move at least one of the supporting members towards and away from the other supporting member for the purpose of bending or straightening the pliable strips and can be controlled at the proximal end. The pliable strips are connected to at least one of the supporting members by detachable engaging means which can be moved between an engaging position in which they fix the strip end to the supporting member and a disengaging position in which they leave the strip end free and wherein the engaging means are associated with control means arranged close to the proximal end for the purpose of moving the engaging means from the engaging position into the disengaging position.

Description

CATHETER WITH TEMPORARY VENA LAVA FILTER
The invention relates to a catheter with a temporary vena cava filter which comprises a tube-like basic body with a proximal end and a distal end. A filter element has been connected to the basic body which comprises a number of pliable strips arranged at equal distances from one another around the circumference of the basic body, which are connected with opposite ends to a front and rear supporting member respectively. The supporting members are movable in relation to one another so that they can be moved towards and away from each other. In the state in which have been moved away from each other the pliable strips are straightened and are positioned against the basic body of the catheter, so that the latter can be introduced into the body of a patient. As soon as the filter element has been manoeuvred into the required position inside the vena cava, the supporting members are moved towards each other by means of expanding means, as a result of which the pliable strips bend outwards until they make contact with the wall of the vena cava. The strips bending outwards consequently form a filter which may be used to retain blood thrombi.
Such a catheter with a vena cava filter is typically left for some time inside the body of the patient. During that time the tunica intima of the vena cava may grow around the strips with which it makes contact, so that in principle the filter cannot be removed any more without damaging the tunica intima.
With a vena cava filter according to this invention known from the Dutch patent application 1002423, one of the ends of the pliable strips is therefore each time connected in a detachable manner to the supporting member concerned. When the catheter with the temporary filter has to be removed, the strip ends are detached and the strips can slide through the tissue which has grown around them until they are free and the catheter can be removed.
It has become apparent that when removing this known catheter with a temporary vena cava filter under certain conditions, the tunica intima grown around these strips is still damaged.
The catheter system of the present invention includes a catheter which is provided on its distal end with a filter element. The filter element is formed by a number of flexible strips which are distributed around the periphery and extend in longitudinal directions from the body of the catheter. The filter comprises a plurality of longitudinal strips which are biased outwardly. However, the longitudinal strips can be pressed together elastically. The catheter is carried with the filter element in the retracted position to a desired location within the bloodstream of the patient.
Once the filter element is placed into the desired position, the distal end of the filter element is moved distally and the strips are bowed outwardly so as to come into contact with the walls of the vessel. Any fluid flowing through the vessel, such as blood, can flow through and between the strips but thrombi are trapped in the assembly of filter strips.
The longitudinal strips of the filter element are shaped in a generally arcuate configuration such that, when the strips are biased outwardly to contact the vessel wall, there are no sharp edges in contact with the vessel wall and therefore there is no trauma caused to the vessel wall when the filter is deployed.

2a More particularly, the intravascular catheter filter system includes an outer cylindrical tubing having an inner lumen, an intermediate cylindrical tubing slidably received by the outer cylindrical tubing and an inner cylindrical member slidably received by the intermediate cylindrical tubing. The system also includes an expandable filter element comprised of a plurality of arcuate, elongate, flexible strips having proximal ends attached to the distal end of the outer cylindrical tubing and being positioned adjacent to each other so as to be of a generally cylindrical configuration. The flexible strips are normally biased outwardly from the center of the cylindrical configuration such that the strips form a generally bulbul configuration. A cylindrical filter retaining member is disposed on the distal end of the intermediate cylindrical tubing. The retaining member includes a cylindrical slot for receiving the distal tips of the flexible strips of the filter element. A locking member is disposed on the distal end of the inner cylindrical member for normally locking the distal tips of the flexible strips into the cylindrical slot of the retaining member, and upon movement of the inner cylindrical member relative to the intermediate cylindrical tubing, unlocking the distal tip of the flexible strips from the cylindrical slot in the retaining member to thereby assist in the removal of the catheter filter from a vessel.
Preferably, the locking member includes a distal tip which is also received by the cylindrical slot in the retaining members to thereby releasably lock the distal tip of the flexible strips into the cylindrical slot of the retaining member.

2b Also, preferably the tips of the flexible strips each have an indention in the wall surface of the flexible strip, and the wall surface of the cylindrical slot in the retaining member is provided with corresponding projections which engage the indentions in the wall surface of the flexible strips. The locking member slidably engage the opposite wall surface of the distal ends of the flexible strips and the opposite wall surface of the cylindrical slot to thereby maintain the engagement between the corresponding projections in the cylindrical slot and the indentions in the distal end of corresponding flexible strips.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an intravascular catheter filter system which comprises an outer cylindrical tubing having an inner lumen and distal and proximal ends; an intermediate cylindrical tubing slidably received by the outer cylindrical tubing and having an inner lumen and distal and proximal ends; and an inner cylindrical member slidably received by the intermediate cylindrical tubing and having distal and proximal ends; an expandable filter element comprising a plurality of arcuate, elongate, flexible strips having proximal ends attached to the distal end of the outer cylindrical tubing and being positioned adjacent to each other so as to be of a generally cylindrical configuration, the flexible strips being normally biased outwardly from the center of the cylindrical configuration; a cylindrical filter retaining member disposed on the distal end of the intermediate cylindrical tubing, the retaining member having a cylindrical slot for receiving the distal tips of the flexible strips of the filter element so that when the intermediate cylindrical tubing is moved proximally with respect to said outer cylindrical tubing the flexible strip are bowed outwardly to form a generally bulbul configuration of flexible strips; and, a locking member disposed on the distal end of the inner cylindrical member for normally locking the distal tips of the flexible strips into the cylindrical slot of the retaining member, and upon movement of the inner cylindrical member relative to the intermediate cylindrical tubing, unlocking the distal tips of the flexible strips from the cylindrical slot in the retaining member in order to free the distal tips of the flexible strips to thereby assist in the removal of the catheter filter from a vessel.
The invention will be explained in greater detail in the following description with reference to examples of embodiments illustrated in the figures.
Figure 1 shows a section of a catheter according to the invention carrying the filter element after having been positioned for some time inside the vena cava illustrated here in a cut away view.
Figure 2 shows the catheter of figure 1 in a partial longitudinal cross-section.
Figure 3 shows a view corresponding to figure 2 whilst disengaging the strip ends.
Figure 4 shows a view corresponding to the figures 2 and 3 after disengaging the strip ends.
Figures 5 - 11 show cross-sections of variations of embodiments of the catheter according to the invention at the location of the supporting member to which the strips have been connected in a detachable manner.
In figure 1 only the distal end-section with the filter element 6 of the catheter 1 has been illustrated.
The catheter 1 comprises a tube-like basic body 2 which comprises in the case of this preferred embodiment an outer tube-like element 3, a central tube-like element 4 and an inner tube-like element 5. The elements 4 and 5 respectively have been received inside the lumens of the elements 3 and 4. As will be described in greater detail below, the tube-like elements are movable in relation to one another in a longitudinal direction.
The filter element 6 comprises a number of pliable strips 7 arranged at equal distances from each other around the circumference of the basic body 2. The strips 7 have opposite ends which are connected to the front supporting member 9 and the rear supporting member 8 respectively. With the embodiment shown here, the strips 7 have been formed by wall sections of the outer tube-like element 3, so that in this case the supporting.
member 8 can be considered to form an integrated part of the outer tube-like element 3 of the basic body 2.
5 As can be seen in the figures 2 - 4, the front supporting member 9 is connected to the inner tube-like element 5. Consequently the supporting members 8 and 9 can be moved in relation to one another both towards each other and away from each other by moving the tube-like elements 3 and 5 in the longitudinal direction in relation to one another. When the supporting members 8 and 9 are moved away from one another the strips 7 will be straightened, and when the supporting members 8 and 9 are moved towards each other the strips 7 will bend outwards as shown in the figures 1 - 4.
It will be clear that the catheter 1 will be introduced into a patient in the state wherein the supporting members 8 and 9 are kept at a distance from one another in order to straighten the strips, so that a minimal cross-section of the catheter at the location of the filter element 6 is obtained.
When the filter element 6 has been arranged in the required position inside the vena cava of the patient, the inner tube-like element 5 is moved in a proximal direction in relation to the outer tube-like element 3, so that the strips 7 will come into contact with the wall of the vena cava 10. Thus the strips bent outwards form a filter element which can retain blood thrombi et cetera.
As has been indicated in the figures at number 11, the tunica intima of the vena cava 10 is arranged around the strips 7 positioned against the wall of the vena cava, so that they are enclosed thereby. When removing the catheter it will consequently not suffice to straighten the strips 7 again, as this would result in damage to the vena cava.
With the embodiment shown, the ends of the strips 7 which are connected to the supporting member 9 have been made detachable with the embodiment shown in order to prevent such damage. The ends 16 of the strips 7 have been fixed by detachable engaging means in the supporting member 9. To this end the supporting member 9 comprises a mounting or cavity 15 which has a radial width which is such that the strip end 16 can move itself in and out of it freely. The radial outer wall of the mounting 15 has been provided with a bulge and the strip end 16 with a matching indentation. The blocking means 18, which are formed in the example of this embodiment by a cylindrical tube section, extend inside the mounting 15 and leave a space in the mounting 15 which has a shape which is complementary to that of the strip end 16. In the engaging position of the blocking means 18 illustrated in figure 2, in which the latter extend inside the mounting 15, the strip end 16 has been fixed to the supporting member 9, as the profile of the indentation and the bulge prevent unimpeded outward movement of the strip end 16 .
When the catheter has to be removed, the strip ends 16 have to be disengaged. This is done by moving the blocking means 18, which, as has been mentioned above, are connected to the inner tube-like element 4, to the right in relation to the supporting member 9 and consequently in relation to the inner tube-like element 5. As a result enough space is created inside the mounting 15 that the strip end 16 can move out of the mounting 15 unhindered. As can be seen in figure 4, the outer tube-like body 3 is subsequently moved in relation to the inner tube-like body 5 in the proximal direction, as a result of which, without any significant tensile force been applied, the strips 7 are released from the mounting 15 and the catheter with the filter element can be withdrawn. On pulling back, the strips slide through the tissue 11 which has grown around them without damaging the tissue.
As, with reference to the figures, will be clear from the above, fitting the strip end 16 to the supporting member 9 is based on the fact that the strip end comprises a section 17 with a cross-section which _ -decreases in the direction away from the end, that is to say towards the right as seen in the figure, and that the blocking means 18 in the engaging position leave space inside the mounting 15 the shape of which is complementary to the section 17.
As furthermore can be seen in the figures, the front supporting end 9 has been provided at its relatively proximal end with a pliable lip 19, which lies in a resilient manner against the strips when they are fixed. Thus a smooth transition is achieved between the supporting member 9 and the strips.
The engaging means can be embodied in many different ways. The figures 5 - 11 show a few possibilities.
With the embodiment of the catheter 20 as shown in figure 5, the strip end has been provided with a projection 22 which engages in a groove inside the mounting 15 of the supporting member. In the engaging position moved to the right, the blocking means 18 comprise a wedge-shaped end 21 which keeps the projection 22 pushed into the groove. In order to disconnect, the blocking means 18 are moved, as seen in the figure, towards the left, that is to say, are pushed further into the mounting 15, as a result of which the projection 22 can be released from the groove.
The embodiment of the catheter 25 as shown in figure 6 substantially corresponds to the one shown in figure 5. Also in this case the strip end 16 has been provided with a projection 24 which engages in an indentation of a wall of the mounting 15. The blocking means 18 have been provided at their relatively distal ends with a bulge 23 with which the strip end is kept pushed into the indentation. For the purpose of releasing the strip ends the blocking means 18 are moved to the left, as a result of which sufficient space is created to release the strip end.
With the catheter 30 of figure 7 the strip end 16 has also been provided with a bulge 26 which is pushed -into a mounting 15 of the supporting member. In this case the blocking means 18 form a simple sleeve which narrows the 'exit' of the mounting 15, as a result of which the bulge 26 cannot move out of the mounting 15 as long as the blocking means 18 are in the engaging position illustrated. By simply moving the blocking means 18 to the right, sufficient space is created for the bulge 26 to pass and for the release of the strip end 16.
The catheter 35 as shown in figure 8 comprises engaging means which are based on a somewhat different principle. The strip end 16 has in this case been provided with a bulge 27 which slots into an indentation l5 in the mounting of the supporting member. The blocking means 18 have however been provided with a rather pronounced wedge-shaped end 28 which is associated with a complementary surface of the mounting 15. In the state illustrated in figure 8 both the strip end 16 and the blocking means 18 have been fixed. In order to release the strip end 16, the blocking means 18 are moved over a short distance to the right, as a result of which the wedge-shaped end 28 pushes the section of the supporting member 9 adjoining the mounting 15 outwards, so that the bulge 27 can move out.
With the catheter 40 of figure 9 the blocking means 18 and the strip end 16 are provided with profiles which engage at right angles to the displacement direction extending from left to right of the blocking means 18. These profiles comprise a bulge 29 arranged on the blocking means 18 and a corresponding indentation arranged in the strip end 31. When the strip end 16 and the blocking means 18 have been inserted into the mounting as shown in figure 9, the strip end 16 is fixed in relation to the supporting member 9. Together with the blocking means 18, the strip end 16 can be moved freely inside the mounting so that, when the blocking means 18 are moved to the right from the engaging position shown into the disengaging position, the strip end 16 moves along and is consequently moved out of the mounting _ -together with the blocking means 18.
With the embodiment of the catheter 45 as shown in figure 10, the blocking means 18 have additionally been provided with an indentation 32 and the inner wall of the mounting with a corresponding bulge 33. As a result the blocking means 18 are retained together with the strip end 16 in the mounting of the supporting member 9 by means of snap action. When moving the blocking means 18 from the engaging position illustrated into the disengaging position, a certain resistance has to be overcome in order to pass the bulge 33. Subsequently the blocking means 18 move the strip end 16 outwards, free of the supporting member 9.
Finally, a catheter 50 has been shown in figure 11, comprising engaging means working according to yet another principle. The strip end 16 has also in this case been inserted into a mounting of the supporting member 9.
In this case the engaging means comprise an oblique bore 34 in the strip end 16 and, in the inserted state of the strip end 16, a bore 36 in the supporting member 9, positioned in line with this bore 34. A stiff wire 37 has been introduced into these aligned bores 34 and 36. This wire 37 prevents the strip end 16 from moving outwards, out of the mounting 15.
For the purpose of disengaging the strip end 16, the catheter 50 has been provided with a pull wire 38 extending towards the proximal end, which has been connected to the blocking wire 37. By pulling at the pull wire 38 at the proximal end, the blocking wire 37 is moved form the engaging position illustrated into the disengaging position, in which it has been withdrawn from at least the oblique bore 34 in the strip end 16. The strip end 16 can then move freely outwards, out of the mounting 15.
It will be clear that the invention can be given many different types of embodiments. Although in the variations of embodiments the strip end has been received each time in a mounting of the supporting member concerned, the invention is not limited to such embodiments. Any manner in which the strip end is fixed 5 to the supporting member and can be disconnected from it by separate engaging means, is considered to fall under the scope of protection of the claims.
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1. An intravascular catheter filter system which comprises an outer cylindrical tubing having an inner lumen and distal and proximal ends; an intermediate cylindrical tubing slidably received by the outer cylindrical tubing and having an inner lumen and distal and proximal ends; and an inner cylindrical member slidably received by the intermediate cylindrical tubing and having distal and proximal ends; an expandable filter element comprising a plurality of arcuate, elongate, flexible strips having proximal ends attached to the distal end of the outer cylindrical tubing and being positioned adjacent to each other so as to be of a generally cylindrical configuration, said flexible strips being normally biased outwardly from the center of the cylindrical configuration; a cylindrical filter retaining member disposed on the distal end of the intermediate cylindrical tubing, said retaining member having a cylindrical slot for receiving the distal tips of the flexible strips of the filter element so that when said intermediate cylindrical tubing is moved proximally with respect to said outer cylindrical tubing the flexible strip are bowed outwardly to form a generally bulbus configuration of flexible strips; and, a locking member disposed on the distal end of the inner cylindrical member for normally locking the distal tips of the flexible strips into the cylindrical slot of the retaining member, and upon movement of the inner cylindrical member relative to the intermediate cylindrical tubing, unlocking the distal tips of the flexible strips from the cylindrical slot in the retaining member in order to free the distal tips of the flexible strips to thereby assist in the removal of the catheter filter from a vessel.
2. An intravascular catheter filter system as defined in claim 1, wherein said locking member has a distal tip which is also received by the cylindrical slot in the retaining members to thereby releasably lock the distal tip of the flexible strips into the cylindrical slot of the retaining member.
3. A intravascular catheter filter system as defined in claim 2, wherein the tips of the flexible strips each have an indention in the wall surface of the flexible strip, and the wall surface of the cylindrical slot in the retaining member is provided with corresponding projections which engage the indentions in the wall surface of the flexible strips, and the locking member slidably engages the opposite wall surface of the distal ends of the flexible strips and the opposite wall surface of the cylindrical slot to thereby maintain the engagement between the corresponding projections in the cylindrical slot and the indentions in the distal end of corresponding flexible strips.
4. A intravascular catheter filter system as defined in claim 2, wherein the tips of the flexible strips each have a projection which extends from the wall surface of the flexible strip, and the wall surface of the cylindrical slot in the retaining member is provided with corresponding indentions which engage the projections from the wall surface of the flexible strips, and the locking member slidably engages the opposite wall surface of the distal ends of the flexible strips and the opposite wall surface of the cylindrical slot to thereby maintain the engagement between the corresponding 12a projections from the surface of the flexible strips and the indentions in the wall surface of the cylindrical slot.
5. An intravascular catheter filter system as defined in claim 1, wherein the tips of the flexible strips each have restraining means for engaging the wall surface of the cylindrical slot, and the locking member contacts the surface of the flexible strips to cause the restraining means to engage the wall surface of the cylindrical slot.
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