The present invention relates to a releasable mechanism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a releasable mechanism to provide a low force and stable way to release a hemostatic material.
A large number of diagnostic and interventional procedures involve the percutaneous introduction of instrumentation into a vein or artery. For example, coronary angioplasty, angiography, atherectomy, stenting of arteries, and many other procedures often involve accessing the vasculature through a catheter placed in the femoral artery or other blood vessel. Once the procedure is completed and the catheter or other instrumentation is removed, bleeding from the punctured artery must be controlled.
Traditionally, external pressure is applied to the skin entry site to stem bleeding from a puncture wound in a blood vessel. Pressure is continued until hemostasis has occurred at the puncture site. In some instances, pressure must be applied for up to an hour or more during which time the patient is uncomfortably immobilized. In addition, a risk of hematoma exists since bleeding from the vessel may continue beneath the skin until sufficient clotting effects hemostasis. Further, external pressure to close the vascular puncture site works best when the vessel is close to the skin surface but may be unsuitable for patients with substantial amounts of subcutaneous adipose tissue since the skin surface may be a considerable distance from the vascular puncture site.
There are several approaches to close the vascular puncture site including the use of non-absorbable tissue adhesives, absorbable material such as collagen, or anchor and plug systems. The use of either of the approaches above requires the ability to accurately locate the puncture site, position the hemostasis material at or near the puncture site, and release the hemostasis device. However, when releasing the hemostasis material at the puncture site and withdrawing other devices out of the tissue tract, the user typically must pull or tug on the devices which may reposition the hemostasis material or cause damage to the surrounding tissue or vascular puncture site.
Thus, there is still a need for an apparatus and method to efficiently and easily release the hemostasis device and remove any other devices from the puncture site without repositioning the hemostasis material or causing damage to the surrounding tissue or vascular puncture site.
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus related to a releasable mechanism having a first connector having a first end and a second end, a second connector having a top and a bottom, a first notch positioned near the first connector second end to releasably mate with the second connector bottom, and a second notch located near the second connector bottom to releasably receive the first connector second end.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one or more embodiments of the present invention and, together with the detailed description, serve to explain the principles and implementations of the invention.
In the drawings:
Embodiments of the present invention are described herein in the context of a releasable mechanism. Those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following detailed description of the present invention is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other embodiments of the present invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure. Reference will now be made in detail to implementations of the present invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The same reference indicators will be used throughout the drawings and the following detailed description to refer to the same or like parts.
In the interest of clarity, not all of the routine features of the implementations described herein are shown and described. It will, of course, be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made in order to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with application- and business-related constraints, and that these specific goals will vary from one implementation to another and from one developer to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of engineering for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure
Providing hemostasis at the blood vessel puncture site is important for procedures such as puncture closure. Thus, the present invention is directed to a method and apparatus to efficiently and easily release the hemostasis device and remove any other devices from the puncture site without repositioning the hemostasis material or causing damage to the surrounding tissue or vascular puncture site.
Referring now to
A distal tip 36 is connected to the communication tube bottom 34 and has a bleed back entrance port 38 and a finger 40. The bleed back entrance port 38 is in fluid communication with the communication tube 46. When the bleed back entrance port 38 is located within the blood vessel lumen 52, blood flows into the bleed back entrance port 38, through the communication tube 46, and out a bleed back exit port 54. When the device is withdrawn, the finger 40 catches on the blood vessel wall 42 which thereby notifies the user that the closure device is located at the blood vessel puncture site 44. It will be appreciated that the distal tip 36 may only have the finger 40 and no bleed back entrance port 38. In this embodiment, the user will rely on retention of the distal tip 36 and the finger 40 to provide tactile feed back. The releasable mechanism 10 is positioned near the communication tube top 48 and will be further discussed below with reference to
Referring now to
The first connector second end 304 has a first ring 314 positioned at an angle away from the second end 304. The second connector 308 has a projection 320 parallel to a second ring 316 near the bottom 312 such that the projection 320 and the second ring 316 form a recess 322 to releasably mate with the first ring 314. The projection 320 is shorter in length that the second ring 316. Both the first ring 314 and the second ring 316 have a lumen to receive a guidewire 318.
As shown in
In use, the first ring 314 is positioned within the recess 322 and the guidewire 318 is positioned through the lumen of the first ring 314 and second ring 316. The guidewire 318 will assist in preventing the first connector 302 and the second connector 308 from separating but will allow the releasable mechanism to move axially along the length of the guidewire 318. Once the closure device is positioned at the puncture site, the guidewire 318 is removed and the first ring 314 may be released from the recess 322 with a gentle tug or twist such that the first ring 314 is no longer within the recess 322 as shown in
The releasable mechanism illustrated in the figures is a cylindrical or rod shaped. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will now realize that the releasable mechanism may be any shape such as a rod, square, or other shape. Additionally, the embodiments described above were illustrated with reference to a puncture closure device used with a guidewire. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that there are other applications the releasable mechanism may be applied with such as with neurological surgery devices and coils.
While embodiments and applications of this invention have been shown and described, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure that many more modifications than mentioned above are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims.
This application is a continuation-in-part of: (1) prior application Ser. No. 10/287,922, filed Nov. 4, 2002, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,455,680; (2) prior application Ser. No. 10/462,065, filed Jun. 12, 2003, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,695,492; and (3) prior application Ser. No. 10/461,587, filed Jun. 12, 2003, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,955,353. Each of the prior applications noted above is incorporated by reference herein.
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