Background
At present, the methods for tissue ablation or tissue removal through blood vessels include:
(1) radiofrequency ablation, necrosis of tissue by the thermal effect of radiofrequency current, temperature control at 37-55 deg.C, which can make tissue coagulation necrosis but not liquefaction and removal.
(2) Microwave ablation, which utilizes high-frequency electromagnetic waves to act on tissues to rapidly generate heat to necrose the tissues, and the temperature of the tissues rises rapidly, so that surrounding tissues are easily damaged.
(3) Rotary cutting the tissue, cutting the tissue by using a high-speed rotary grinding drill or grinding and emulsifying the tissue into micro particles so as to achieve the purpose of tissue ablation.
(4) Tissue rotational grinding, which is a method of grinding a rotating head tissue with ultra-high speed rotation or a calcified tissue into ultrafine particles, is often applied to calcified tissues, and is likely to cause vascular perforation and interlayer when the tissue is removed by rotational grinding.
(5) Laser ablation, during laser ablation tissue, lead to the vascular wall damage easily, like vascular perforation and intermediate layer, excimer laser has reduced the incidence of vascular wall damage because penetration depth can restrict at 50 ~100 microns, but present excimer laser pipe still can not melt the tissue that gets into the lumen.
Chinese patent document CN103747758 describes an ultrasonic laser catheter for bypass surgery and describes a tubular arrangement of optically limited tubular bundles for emitting laser light, in which the optical fibers are arranged in an array of bundle structures. Chinese patent document CN1025148C describes a laser surgical instrument for vascular surgery, and describes a driving and servo device for performing laser surgery in the prior art.
Intravascular indwelling tube and intravascular diagnosis and treatment generally require real-time monitoring to realize guidance, positioning, real-time guidance monitoring, diagnosis and treatment and avoid vessel and tissue organ damage caused by catheters, and the current monitoring method for intravascular indwelling tube or intravascular treatment comprises the following steps:
(1) the vascular catheter is sent to a target position under the fluoroscopy of X-rays and the advanced guidance of a metal guide wire. The method has the disadvantages that the method can be implemented only in a place where X rays are installed and X ray protection is needed;
(2) the method adopts a blind method to insert the catheter, and has the defects that the catheter cannot be remotely inserted, and complications such as heart and blood vessel damage, arrhythmia and the like are easily caused;
(3) the balloon floating catheter is adopted, and the power of blood flow is utilized to guide the catheter to move forward, so that the method has high clinical operation difficulty and risks of blood vessel injury and arrhythmia;
there is no catheter or similar product available on the market that can achieve simultaneous monitoring and ablation.
Drawings
In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the bending of an optical fiber.
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a fiber side hole according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of a total reflection device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of another total reflection device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a reflector according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view schematically showing a reflection film according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a reflective film tube according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a total reflection device tube according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the total internal reflection device pipeline of the present invention.
Fig. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a mirror tunnel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 12 is a partially sectional schematic view of a first ultrasonic probe apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 13 is a partially sectional schematic view of a second ultrasonic probe apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 14 is a schematic perspective view of an axial laser fiber layer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a radial laser fiber layer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of a reflective film tube according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 17 is a schematic perspective view of a total reflection device tube according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 18 is a perspective view of a mirror tunnel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 19 is a schematic perspective view of embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 20 is a schematic perspective view of embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Fig. 21 is a schematic perspective view of embodiment 3 of the present invention.
Fig. 22 is a schematic perspective view ofembodiment 4 of the present invention.
In the figure: a pipe body-1, a head end-2, a tail end-3, a pipe wall-4, a pipe cavity-5, an optical fiber-6 (wherein, a radial laser optical fiber layer-61 and an axial laser optical fiber layer-62), an optical fiber bending-7, a total reflection device-8, a reflector-9, a reflection film-10, a reflection film pipeline-11, a total reflection device pipeline-12, a reflector pipeline-13, a narrow gap-14, a laser emission device-15 (wherein, a first unit-151 and a second unit-152 of the laser emission device), an ultrasonic probe device-16 (wherein, a first ultrasonic probe device-161 and a second ultrasonic probe device-162), a transmission line-17, an ultrasonic host-18, an information display screen-19, a light source, a, Ultrasonic beam-20 (wherein: axial ultrasonic beam-201, radial ultrasonic beam-202), laser beam-21 (wherein: axial laser beam-211, radial laser beam-212), fiber side hole-22.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1:
as shown in fig. 1 and 19, an ultrasonic laser catheter comprises a tube body 1, wherein the tube body 1 comprises a head end 2, a tail end 3, atube wall 4 and atube cavity 5. As shown in fig. 12, a firstultrasonic probe device 161 that transmits and receives an ultrasonic beam in the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is provided in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the firstultrasonic probe device 161 transmits an axialultrasonic beam 201 to detect structural information in front of the head end 2 of the tube body 1. As shown in fig. 15, a radiallaser fiber layer 61 is disposed in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and after the radiallaser fiber layer 61 extends to a preset distance from the catheter tip along thetube wall 4, aradial laser beam 212 is emitted to thelumen 5 of the ultrasonic laser catheter.
Inside thewall 4 of the ultrasound laser catheter, a firstultrasound probe device 161 is located outside the radiallaser fiber layer 61.
Further preferably, in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, the firstultrasonic probe devices 161 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are arranged at intervals in a ring shape on the same layer.
When the ultrasonic laser catheter is used, the head end of the catheter main body 1 is placed in a target blood vessel, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 collects blood vessel information in front of the head end of the catheter main body 1, feeds the blood vessel information back to theultrasonic host 18, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host after the blood vessel information is processed by the ultrasonic host.
The other end of the radiallaser fiber layer 61 is connected to thefirst unit 151 in thelaser transmitter 15. The operator activates thefirst unit 151 of the laser emitting device according to the information of the target ablated tissue in the blood vessel obtained by the ultrasound, and performs ablation on the tissue entering thelumen 5 by selecting different laser sources with different properties or different types and required laser parameters including the frequency, wavelength and energy density of the laser as required.
The tail end of the tube body 1 is provided with an external interface, so that thetube cavity 5 is connected with external equipment, and negative pressure can be applied or other instruments can be conveyed.
The laser generator and the ultrasonic host are arranged into an integrated device.
Example 2:
on the basis of the embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 1, 12 and 20, a firstultrasonic probe device 161 for emitting and receiving ultrasonic beams along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is arranged in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the firstultrasonic probe device 161 emits an axialultrasonic beam 201 to detect structural information in front of the head end 2 of the tube body 1. As shown in fig. 13 and 20, a secondultrasonic probe device 162 for emitting and receiving ultrasonic beams outward along the cross section of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is provided in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the secondultrasonic probe device 162 emits a radialultrasonic beam 202 for detecting information on the outer periphery of the head end 2 of the tube body 1. As shown in fig. 15 and 20, a radiallaser fiber layer 61 is disposed in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and after the radiallaser fiber layer 61 extends to a preset distance from the catheter tip along thetube wall 4, aradial laser beam 212 is emitted to thelumen 5 of the ultrasonic laser catheter.
The secondultrasonic probe device 162, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are sequentially arranged in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter from outside to inside.
Further preferably, the secondultrasonic probe device 162 and the firstultrasonic probe device 161 are arranged in sequence from outside to inside in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter. The radiallaser fiber layer 61 and the secondultrasonic probe device 162 are arranged at intervals in a ring shape on the same layer; or the radial laser fiber layers 61 and the firstultrasonic probe device 161 are arranged at intervals in a ring shape on the same layer.
When the ultrasonic laser catheter is used, the head end of the catheter main body 1 is placed in a target blood vessel, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 collects blood vessel information in front of the head end of the catheter main body 1, feeds the blood vessel information back to theultrasonic host 18, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host after the blood vessel information is processed by the ultrasonic host. The secondultrasonic probe device 162 receives the structure and distance information of the peripheralvascular wall 4 at the head end of the catheter main body 1 and the structure and distance information of the extravascular organ tissues, feeds the information back to theultrasonic host 18, processes the information by the ultrasonic host, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host.
The other end of the radiallaser fiber layer 61 for radially emitting laser is connected with thefirst unit 151 in thelaser emitting device 15;
the operator activates thefirst unit 151 of thelaser emitting device 15 according to the information of the target ablated tissue in the blood vessel obtained by the ultrasound, and performs ablation of the tissue in thecatheter lumen 5 by selecting different properties or different types of laser sources and required laser parameters including frequency, wavelength and energy density of the laser as required.
The tail end of the tube body 1 is provided with an external interface, so that thetube cavity 5 is connected with external equipment, and negative pressure can be applied or other instruments can be conveyed.
The laser generator and the ultrasonic host are arranged into an integrated device.
Example 3:
on the basis of the embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 1, 12 and 21, a firstultrasonic probe device 161 for emitting and receiving ultrasonic beams along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is arranged in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 emits an axialultrasonic beam 201, and structural information in front of the head end 2 of the tube body 1 is detected; as shown in fig. 14, an axiallaser fiber layer 62 for emitting laser light along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter body 1 is disposed in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the axiallaser fiber layer 62 emits anaxial laser beam 211 along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter; as shown in fig. 15, a radiallaser fiber layer 61 is disposed in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and after the radiallaser fiber layer 61 extends to a preset distance from the catheter head end along thetube wall 4, aradial laser beam 212 is emitted to thelumen 5 of the ultrasonic laser catheter.
The firstultrasonic probe device 161, the axiallaser fiber layer 62 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are sequentially arranged in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter from outside to inside.
When the ultrasonic laser catheter is used, the head end of the catheter main body 1 is placed in a target blood vessel, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 collects blood vessel information in front of the head end of the catheter main body 1, feeds the blood vessel information back to theultrasonic host 18, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host after the blood vessel information is processed by the ultrasonic host.
The other end of the axiallaser fiber layer 62 for axially emitting laser is connected with thesecond unit 152 in thelaser emitting device 15;
the other end of the radiallaser fiber layer 61 for radially emitting laser is connected with thefirst unit 151 in thelaser emitting device 15;
the operator activates thefirst unit 151 and thesecond unit 152 of thelaser emitting device 15 according to the information of the target ablation tissue in the blood vessel obtained by the ultrasound, and selects different laser sources with different properties or different types and required laser parameters including the frequency, the wavelength and the energy density of the laser according to the requirements, so as to perform the ablation on the tissue in thelumen 5 and in front of the head end of the ultrasonic laser catheter simultaneously.
The tail end of the tube body 1 is provided with an external interface, so that thetube cavity 5 is connected with external equipment, and negative pressure can be applied or other instruments can be conveyed.
Example 4:
on the basis of the embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 1, 12 to 15 and 22, a secondultrasonic probe device 162 for emitting and receiving ultrasonic beams outwards along the cross section of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is arranged in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and detects information on the periphery of the head end 2 of the tube body 1. As shown in fig. 12 and 22, a firstultrasonic probe device 161 which transmits and receives ultrasonic beams along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter main body 1 is arranged in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and structural information in front of the head end 2 of the tube body 1 is detected; as shown in fig. 14 and 22, an axiallaser fiber layer 62 for emitting laser light along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter body 1 is arranged in thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the axiallaser fiber layer 62 emits anaxial laser beam 211 along the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter; thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter is internally provided with a radiallaser fiber layer 61, and after the radiallaser fiber layer 61 extends to a preset distance away from the catheter head end along thetube wall 4,radial laser beams 212 are emitted to thetube cavity 5 of the ultrasonic laser catheter.
The secondultrasonic probe device 162, the firstultrasonic probe device 161, the axiallaser fiber layer 62 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are sequentially arranged in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter from outside to inside.
Further, the secondultrasonic probe apparatus 162 and the firstultrasonic probe apparatus 161 are disposed outside within thetube wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the secondultrasonic probe apparatus 162 is located outside the firstultrasonic probe apparatus 161; the axiallaser fiber layer 62 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are on the inner side of thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter, and the axiallaser fiber layer 62 is positioned on the outer side of the radiallaser fiber layer 61.
Furthermore, the secondultrasonic probe device 162 and the firstultrasonic probe device 161, the axiallaser fiber layer 62 and the radiallaser fiber layer 61 are arranged at intervals in a ring shape on the same layer surface in thepipe wall 4 of the ultrasonic laser catheter.
When the ultrasonic laser catheter is used, the head end of the catheter main body 1 is placed in a target blood vessel, the firstultrasonic probe device 161 collects blood vessel information in front of the head end of the catheter main body 1, feeds the blood vessel information back to theultrasonic host 18, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host after the blood vessel information is processed by the ultrasonic host. The secondultrasonic probe device 162 receives the structure and distance information of the peripheralvascular wall 4 at the head end of the catheter main body 1 and the structure and distance information of the extravascular organ tissues, feeds the information back to theultrasonic host 18, processes the information by the ultrasonic host, and displays the information on the screen of the ultrasonic host.
The other end of the axiallaser fiber layer 62 for emitting laser in the longitudinal axis direction of the ultrasonic laser catheter is connected with asecond unit 152 in thelaser emitting device 15;
the other end of the radiallaser fiber layer 61 of the ultrasonic laser conduit for radially emitting laser is connected with thefirst unit 151 in thelaser emitting device 15;
the operator activates thefirst unit 151 and thesecond unit 152 of thelaser emitting device 15 according to the information of the target ablated tissue in the blood vessel obtained by the ultrasound, and selects laser sources of different properties or different types and required laser parameters including frequency, wavelength and energy density of the laser according to the requirements to perform the ablation of the tissue in thecatheter lumen 5 and in front of the catheter tip simultaneously.
The tail end of the tube body 1 is provided with an external interface, so that thetube cavity 5 is connected with external equipment, and negative pressure can be applied or other instruments can be conveyed.
The laser generator and the ultrasonic host are arranged into an integrated device.
Of course, in the firstultrasonic probe apparatus 161 and the secondultrasonic probe apparatus 162, in order to realize transmission and reception of the ultrasonic beam, other components are further included, for example: the acoustic lens, the acoustic coupling layer, the acoustic damping block, the piezoelectric chip, the lead and the connecting structure thereof are all in the prior art, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted in the present invention. In addition, theexternal ultrasound host 10 for analyzing the image obtained by the ultrasound probe also belongs to the prior art, and is not described in detail.
The ultrasonic vascular catheter, in addition to the above structure, forms the basic structure of thetube wall 4, such as the material of thetube wall 4 and the addition of wires or strips in thetube wall 4 for fracture resistance, which belong to the prior art, and therefore, detailed description is omitted in the present invention.
The laser generator in this example is prior art and will not be described in detail.
In the foregoing detailed description, various features are grouped together in a single embodiment for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments of the subject matter require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, invention lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby expressly incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate preferred embodiment of the invention.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. To those skilled in the art; various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
What has been described above includes examples of one or more embodiments. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the aforementioned embodiments, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of various embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the embodiments described herein are intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term "includes" is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising" as "comprising" is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim. Furthermore, any use of the term "or" in the specification of the claims is intended to mean a "non-exclusive or".
It should be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes disclosed is an example of exemplary approaches. Based upon design preferences, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes may be rearranged without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The accompanying method claims present elements of the various steps in a sample order, and are not intended to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.
The above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and features in the embodiments and examples in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other without conflict. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, and includes equivalents of technical features of the claims. I.e., equivalent alterations and modifications within the scope hereof, are also intended to be within the scope of the invention.