WO2012086492A1 - バルーンカテーテル及び通電システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a balloon catheter that is inserted into a body cavity and performs treatment of a desired biological tissue, and an energization system including the balloon catheter.
- an ablation catheter As a procedure for percutaneously cutting the sympathetic nerve of the renal artery, it has been proposed to use an ablation catheter.
- an ablation catheter for cutting the sympathetic nerve around the renal artery a spiral electrode is provided around an expandable balloon, and the spiral electrode is provided on the inner wall of the blood vessel.
- a configuration in which current is applied by contacting is disclosed.
- Japanese Translation of PCT International Publication No. 2010-509032 discloses a configuration in which an electrode is provided around an installation member such as a balloon, and the electrode is expanded and brought into contact with the inner wall of a blood vessel for energization.
- the sympathetic nerve around the renal artery is formed in the vicinity of the adventitia.
- the ablation catheter according to the conventional configuration is cauterized by contacting the electrode with the inner surface of the renal artery.
- cauterization affects the entire blood vessel wall including the intima of the renal artery. That is, since energy is transmitted other than the sympathetic nerve in the vicinity of the outer membrane to be ablated, cauterization is performed, which may cause intimal thickening, thrombus generation, and the like.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of such problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a balloon catheter and an energization system that can selectively transmit energy to a desired living tissue. .
- the balloon catheter according to the present invention is a balloon catheter provided with a balloon on the distal end side of the shaft body, and is provided on the outer surface of the balloon, and protrudes outward from the outer surface of the balloon at least in the expanded state. It is characterized by comprising a projecting member and an electrode provided at the distal end in the projecting direction of the projecting member and capable of transmitting energy to living tissue.
- the energization system includes a balloon catheter provided with a balloon on the distal end side of the shaft body, and an electrode capable of transmitting energy to a living tissue provided on the outer surface side of the balloon, and a high-frequency current applied to the electrode.
- a power supply system for supplying power wherein an outer surface of the balloon is provided with a projecting member projecting outward from the outer surface at least in a state in which the balloon is expanded, and the electrode projects from the projecting member. It is characterized by being installed at the tip in the direction.
- a protruding member that protrudes outward at least in a state where the balloon is expanded is provided on the outer surface of the balloon, and energy can be transmitted to the living tissue to the distal end portion in the protruding direction of the protruding member.
- the protruding member can pierce or push the wall of the renal artery, and can be energized in a state where the tip electrode is delivered to the adventitia of the renal artery. For this reason, the sympathetic nerve around the adventitia of the renal artery can be selectively cauterized, and the influence of energization on the entire blood vessel wall can be effectively prevented.
- the projecting member has an insulating property, energy transmission from the projecting member to the living tissue can be reliably blocked, and selective energy transmission to the desired living tissue can be performed more smoothly.
- the protruding member may be a blade capable of delivering the electrode into the blood vessel wall by being pierced into the blood vessel wall with the electrode as a head. Further, the protruding member deforms the blood vessel wall by pushing a contact portion with the inner surface of the blood vessel wall toward the outer surface side when the protruding member is protruded against the blood vessel wall with the electrode as a head, It may be a pushing member capable of delivering the electrode to a desired position.
- the electrodes placed on the pair of projecting members constitute a pair of bipolar electrodes
- more local energization is possible for the living tissue to be energized.
- energy transmission to other living tissues can be more reliably prevented.
- the projecting members may be provided in a plurality of rows along the axial direction of the balloon, and the phases in the circumferential direction of the balloon may be shifted in each row.
- the protruding members electrodes
- the ablation position by the electrode is dispersed in the axial direction, and it is prevented that damage is concentrated on one place in the extending direction of the blood vessel.
- the sympathetic nerve extending along the blood vessel can be surely cauterized by the electrodes placed in each axial line.
- the projecting member may be spirally disposed on the outer surface of the balloon.
- the electrode at the tip can be more smoothly delivered to the inner part of the blood vessel wall or the like.
- the energy may be high frequency.
- the living tissue may be a nerve around a renal artery.
- a protruding member that protrudes outward at least in a state where the balloon is expanded is provided on the outer surface of the balloon, and an electrode that can transmit energy to the living tissue to the distal end portion in the protruding direction of the protruding member.
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an energization system including a balloon catheter according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which expanded the front end side of the balloon catheter shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3A is a development view schematically showing the cylindrical portion of the balloon developed 360 ° in the circumferential direction
- FIG. 3B is a diagram showing the cylindrical portion of the balloon 360 in the circumferential direction in a modification of the wiring structure to the electrodes.
- FIG. 4 is a development view schematically shown by development. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVA-IVA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVB-IVB in FIG.
- FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a balloon is inserted into the renal artery
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the balloon is expanded from the state shown in FIG. 5A. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which pushed the intima of the renal artery to the adventitia side with the protrusion member.
- FIG. 7A is an enlarged perspective view of the distal end side of the balloon catheter according to the first modification
- FIG. 7B is a front view of the balloon catheter shown in FIG. 7A. It is the perspective view which expanded the front end side of the balloon catheter which concerns on a 2nd modification. It is the perspective view which expanded the front end side of the balloon catheter which concerns on a 3rd modification.
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an energization system 12 including a balloon catheter 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the distal end side of the balloon catheter 10 shown in FIG.
- the energization system 12 inserts a long shaft body 14 of the balloon catheter 10 into a body cavity, for example, a renal artery 18 following the kidney 16, and connects a pair of electrodes 22 and 24 provided on the outer surface of the balloon 20 on the distal end side to the blood vessel wall.
- Medical treatment that delivers energy to the periphery of the outer membrane of the renal artery 18 to cauterize the sympathetic nerve 26 and block (block, disable) the transmission function to treat hypertension.
- Equipment. 1 and 2 the right side (hub 28 side) of the shaft body 14 is the “base end (rear end, proximal)” side, and the left side (balloon 20 side) of the shaft body 14 is the “tip (distal)”. The side will be described.
- the energization system 12 supplies a high-frequency current to the balloon catheter (cutting catheter, ablation catheter) 10 and to the electrodes 22 and 24 installed in a plurality of pairs on the balloon 20 of the balloon catheter 10.
- a high-frequency power source (power source) 30 may be appropriately selected according to the treatment target of the balloon catheter 10 and the like, and between the high-frequency power source 30 and the electrodes 22, 24, an energization path E 1 extending along the shaft body 14, Connected by E2 (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1).
- the balloon catheter 10 includes a thin and long shaft body 14, a balloon 20 provided on the distal end side of the shaft body 14, and a plurality of projecting members (projection pieces) that project radially outward on the outer surface of the balloon 20. , Piercing members, blades, pushing members) 32, 34, electrodes 22, 24 that transmit energy to living tissue by being provided at the distal end in the protruding direction of the protruding members 32, 34, and the proximal end of the shaft body 14 And a hub 28 provided on the side.
- the balloon catheter 10 is exemplified by a structure in which an opening 36 through which the guide wire 35 is led out slightly toward the distal end side of the intermediate portion of the shaft body 14, a structure called a so-called rapid exchange type.
- the balloon catheter 10 may have a structure called an over-the-wire type in which the guide wire 35 is led out from the proximal hub 28.
- the shaft main body 14 constituting the balloon catheter 10 includes an inner tube 38 having a guide wire lumen 37 (see FIG. 4A) through which the guide wire 35 is inserted from the balloon 20 to the opening 36, and expansion to the balloon 20.
- an outer tube 40 provided with an expansion lumen 39 through which a fluid (for example, a contrast medium) is circulated between the inner tube 38 and the outer tube 40 from the opening 36 to the hub 28.
- a fluid for example, a contrast medium
- the balloon catheter 10 can expand the balloon 20 by pumping an expansion fluid from a pressure applying device (not shown) such as an indeflator via a Luer taper provided in the hub 28.
- the inner tube 38 and the outer tube 40 constituting the shaft main body 14 are, for example, a polymer material such as polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyamide elastomer, polyurethane, polyurethane elastomer, polyimide, fluororesin, or a mixture thereof, or the above 2 It is formed of a multilayer tube or the like of a polymer material of more than seeds, and the balloon 20 is also formed of substantially the same material.
- a polymer material such as polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyamide elastomer, polyurethane, polyurethane elastomer, polyimide, fluororesin, or a mixture thereof, or the above 2 It is formed of a multilayer tube or the like of a polymer material of more than seeds, and the balloon 20 is also formed of substantially the same material.
- FIG. 3A is a development view schematically showing the cylindrical portion of the balloon 20 (the portion where the protruding members 32 and 34 are installed) developed 360 ° in the circumferential direction.
- the second wiring E1b constituting one energization path E1 is indicated by a solid line
- the second wiring E2b constituting the other energization path E2 is indicated by a broken line. The same applies to FIG. 3B.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 are arranged in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the balloon 20 and have a rectangular thin plate shape projecting in the radial direction (radial direction of the balloon 20).
- a plurality of sets (three sets in the present embodiment) of the members 32 and 34 are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction (see also FIGS. 5A and 5B).
- the protruding members 32 and 34 are joined to the surface of the balloon 20 by fusion or adhesion, for example.
- the arrangement of the projecting members 32 and 34 may be set as appropriate.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 constituting each group are arranged close to each other at an interval of 30 °, and between the groups (predetermined projecting members 32 and 34 and The other projecting members 32 and 34) may be spaced apart by 90 °.
- all the protruding members 32 and 34 may be arranged in order in the circumferential direction at equal intervals (for example, in increments of 60 °).
- the projecting members 32 and 34 pierce from the intima 18c to the media 18b of the renal artery 18 and connect the electrodes 22 and 24 provided at the distal end to the kidneys 18 and 24, respectively. It functions as a blade (blade, piercing member) that delivers to the vicinity of the outer membrane 18a of the artery 18.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 may be any members that protrude outward (radial direction, radial direction) from the outer surface of the balloon 20 in a state where the balloon 20 is expanded.
- the shape of the protruding member 32 (34) including the electrode 22 (24), that is, the shape of the electrode structure (blade electrode, pushing electrode) composed of the protruding member 32 (34) and the electrode 22 (24) is
- the width W (see FIG. 2) is about 0 so that the electrode 22 (24) provided at the distal end can be appropriately placed with respect to the sympathetic nerve 26 near the outer membrane 18a.
- the height H is set to about 0.25 mm to 0.35 mm
- the length L in the axial direction is set to about 3 mm to 200 mm.
- the electrode 22 (24) Is preferably set to about 5% to 50% of the height H.
- the electrode structure may have a shape other than a parallel thin plate shape, and may have a triangular cross section, a triangular pyramid shape, a quadrangular pyramid shape, or the like.
- the size of the balloon 20 provided with the protruding members 32 and 34 when expanded is preferably set such that the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion is about 3 mm to 6 mm and the length is about 8 mm to 30 mm.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 are made of, for example, an insulating material such as a resin such as acrylic, nylon, PET, PP, or ABS, or a ceramic, or an insulating treatment (for example, a resin such as parylene or PTFE) on the surface of a metal or the like.
- an insulating member having an insulating property is obtained.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 can be substantially formed between the electrodes 22 and 24 as long as the electrical resistance of the protruding members 32 and 34 is made sufficiently large compared to the electrodes 22 and 24. Only the current flows, and the protruding members 32 and 34 can function as insulating members.
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are electrode pairs installed on the adjacent projecting members 32 and 34. In this embodiment, three sets each having the electrodes 22 and 24 provided on the adjacent projecting members 32 and 34 are installed.
- the energization paths E1 and E2 are connected to the electrodes 22 and 24, respectively (see FIGS. 2 and 3A).
- each pair of electrodes 22 and 24 functions as an active electrode and a return electrode to form a bipolar electrode, and bipolar energization to a living body is possible. That is, in the present embodiment, a configuration including three sets of bipolar electrodes is illustrated, but it goes without saying that the number of installed bipolar electrodes may be one set, two sets, or four sets or more.
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are installed at the tip (tip surface) in the protruding direction of the protruding members 32 and 34.
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are, for example, a configuration in which a thin metal plate or the like is joined to the tip portions of the protruding members 32 and 34, a configuration in which a predetermined conductor is applied to the tip portions by brazing or the like, and solidified.
- a configuration in which a predetermined conductor is applied to the tip portions by brazing or the like, and solidified.
- What is necessary is just a configuration capable of appropriately energizing a living body with a predetermined high-frequency current.
- energization paths E1 and E2 from the high frequency power supply 30 to the electrodes 22 and 24 are connected to the high frequency power supply 30 and extended to the vicinity of the opening 36 of the shaft body 14, and the energization cables.
- the second wirings E1b and E2b are connected to the tips of E1a and E2a and extend from the vicinity of the opening 36 to the electrodes 22 and 24, respectively.
- first wirings E1a and E2a for example, a flexible electric wire (insulation-coated electric wire) in which a conductive wire is insulated and coated may be used. This wiring may be used.
- the first wires E1a and E2a are wired on the proximal end side from the opening 36 of the shaft body 14, and are formed on the outer surface of the outer tube 40 of the shaft body 14 forming the lumen for expansion.
- the outer tube 40 is covered with a covering member 41 such as a heat-shrinkable tube, and the base end side of the outer tube 40 is separated from the shaft main body 14 and connected to the high frequency power supply 30 by a connector.
- the second wirings E1b and E2b are connected to the outer surface of the balloon 20 and the shaft body 14 through the side surfaces (front and rear end surfaces) of the protruding members 32 and 34 from the ends of the electrodes 22 and 24, for example.
- a printed wiring disposed on the outer surface of the body may be used, and a wiring having an appropriate specification may be used in consideration of a voltage applied to the living body, biocompatibility, and the like.
- the first wirings E1a and E2a and the second wirings E1b and E2b are used on the proximal end side and the distal end side of the opening portion 36, respectively, and in the vicinity of the opening portion 36 (for example, the position immediately before the opening portion 36). ).
- the outer diameter of the distal end side of the shaft body 14 which is the distal side in the body cavity can be formed as small as possible by the second wirings E1b and E2b by printed wiring.
- the base end side of the shaft main body 14 can be simply configured at low cost by the first wirings E1a and E2a using electric wires, and the connector can be easily connected to the base ends of the first wirings E1a and E2a. Also, connection to the high frequency power supply 30 is facilitated.
- the base end side of the opening portion 36 of the shaft main body 14 may be configured such that a base tube (not shown) having a somewhat strong tube rigidity is connected to the outer tube 40.
- wires E1a and E2a can be easily fixed around the base tube by the covering member 41, the manufacturing efficiency is improved.
- printed wiring similar to the second wirings E1b and E2b may be used for the first wirings E1a and E2a
- electric wires similar to the first wirings E1a and E2a may be used for the second wirings E1b and E2b.
- the peripheral surface of the inner tube 38 inserted through the balloon 20 is not opaque.
- a marker M may be provided.
- the radiopaque marker M is installed at positions corresponding to the distal end and the proximal end of the electrode 22 (24), or at positions corresponding to the distal end and the proximal end of the cylindrical portion of the balloon 20, respectively. It becomes possible to visually recognize the position of the electrode 22 (24) and the balloon 20 in the axial direction more accurately.
- the radiopaque marker M may be provided at the distal end and proximal end of the projecting member 32 (34), or at the distal end and proximal end of the electrode 22 (24).
- the radiopaque marker M is made of an X-ray (radiation) opaque material (radiopaque material) made of gold, platinum, tungsten, or the like. Can be visually recognized.
- the balloon catheter 10 and the energization system 12 including the balloon catheter 10 are used, for example, for patients with refractory hypertension whose blood pressure does not decrease even when an anti-pressure drug is taken, and cauterize the sympathetic nerve 26 around the renal artery 18.
- the transmission function of the sympathetic nerve 26 is blocked and used for treatment aiming at lowering blood pressure.
- a guide wire 35 and a guiding catheter 33 are inserted from the femoral artery into the renal artery 18 where the sympathetic nerve 26 is cauterized in substantially the same manner as a technique for placing a general balloon catheter in the renal artery. Then, imaging is performed under fluoroscopy to reach the renal artery 18.
- the balloon catheter 10 in which the balloon 20 is folded is inserted into the body through the lumen of the guiding catheter 33 under the guidance of the guide wire 35, and ascended under X-ray fluoroscopy. Then, the balloon 20 provided with the electrodes 22 and 24 at the tips of the protruding members 32 and 34 is made to reach a position near the center of the renal artery 18.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 and the electrodes 22 and 24 are housed so as to be surrounded by the folded balloon 20, so that the inside of the guiding catheter 33 and the blood vessel are smoother. Can be passed through.
- FIG. 5A shows an example of the folded state of the balloon 20, and it is needless to say that the balloon 20 may be folded in another folded shape, for example, in a state where the protruding members 32 are laid down.
- the balloon 20 is expanded in the renal artery 18, the protruding members 32 and 34 are inserted into the blood vessel wall, and the electrodes 22 and 24 are delivered to the vicinity of the outer membrane 18a to cauterize the sympathetic nerve 26.
- the expansion fluid is pumped into the expansion lumen 39 formed in the shaft main body 14 to expand the balloon 20.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 projecting from the outer surface of the balloon 20 penetrate the inner membrane 18c and the inner membrane 18b of the renal artery 18, and the distal electrodes 22 and 24 are fitted to the outer membrane 18a.
- Delivered in or near the walls of the. 5A and 5B is an extravascular tissue (peripheral tissue) such as fat existing around the renal artery 18.
- the high frequency current is supplied from the high frequency power supply 30 via the energization paths E1 and E2 (first wirings E1a and E2a and second wirings E1b and E2b).
- , 24 is energized.
- the region sandwiched between each pair of electrodes 22 and 24 constituting the bipolar electrode and the surrounding region (for example, the ablation range A surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 5B) are cauterized, and one of the outer films 18a is ablated.
- the sympathetic nerve 26 is cauterized and damaged together with the part, and its transmission function is interrupted.
- the balloon 20 is contracted so that the projecting members 32 and 34 are pulled out from the blood vessel wall, the balloon catheter 10 is pulled out of the body, and the wound of the thigh insertion portion is closed, thereby completing the procedure. .
- the projecting members 32 and 34 projecting outward at least in a state where the balloon 20 is expanded are provided on the outer surface of the balloon 20, and the projecting directions of the projecting members 32 and 34 are as follows.
- the distal end portion is provided with electrodes 22 and 24 capable of transmitting energy (for example, high-frequency current) to the living tissue.
- the sympathetic nerves of the outer membrane 18a and its surroundings are suppressed as much as possible while preventing the inner membrane 18c and the middle membrane 18b of the renal artery 18 from being affected. 26 can be selectively cauterized to block its transmission function and treat hypertension.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 are erected on the outer surface of the balloon 20, and the electrodes 22 and 24 are provided at the distal end portions thereof, so that the electrodes 22 and 24 can be easily moved to a desired depth position in the body cavity.
- the balloon catheter 10 includes at least a pair of projecting members 32 and 34, and the electrodes 22 and 24 respectively installed on the pair of projecting members 32 and 34 constitute a pair of bipolar electrodes. More local energization is possible for the target biological tissue, for example, the sympathetic nerve 26, and the energization to other living tissues, for example, the intima 18c of the renal artery 18 can be more reliably prevented.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 that are the base portions of the electrodes 22 and 24 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the balloon 20, the positioning of the electrodes 22 and 24 in the renal artery 18 (positioning of the ablation position) is not performed specially. Therefore, the sympathetic nerve 26 formed around the renal artery 18 can be appropriately and reliably damaged.
- the electrodes 22, 24 can be seen under fluoroscopy by appropriately setting the arrangement of the protruding members 32, 34 (electrodes 22, 24) on the surface of the balloon 20 according to the treatment target or the like. There is no need for positioning in the blood vessel, and the procedure is simple and accurate.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 serving as the base portions of the electrodes 22 and 24 that transmit energy to the living tissue have insulating properties, so that the energization range of the electrodes 22 and 24 is appropriately limited to a desired range. For this reason, it is possible to prevent energization between the projecting members 32 and 34 to the intima 18c and the intima 18b of the blood vessel.
- the blood vessel wall such as the renal artery 18 is usually soft, and if the projecting members 32 and 34 are formed in a certain thin plate shape, even if they are not sharp, they function sufficiently as a blade and penetrate the blood vessel wall.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 may not be sufficiently penetrated, and depending on the state and type of the blood vessel wall, it is not preferable to penetrate the protruding members 32 and 34. In some cases.
- the protruding members 32 and 34 do not penetrate the blood vessel wall but press from the inside, and while pushing the inner membrane 18c and the inner membrane 18b into the back,
- the tip electrodes 22 and 24 can be delivered to the outer membrane 18a and the vicinity of the sympathetic nerve 26 around it.
- the cauterization range A by the electrodes 22 and 24 includes a part of the inner film 18c and the inner film 18b that are pushed and deformed by the protruding members 32 and 34, but this included part is only a small part of the whole. First, the effect on the entire blood vessel wall is limited.
- the projecting members 32 and 34 are configured as blades (blade electrodes) that can be pierced into the blood vessel wall with the electrodes 22 and 24 at the head and delivered to a desired depth position in the blood vessel wall.
- blade electrodes blade electrodes
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are protruded from the blood vessel wall with the electrodes 22 and 24 as the head, a part of the inner surface of the blood vessel wall is pushed to the outer surface side, and the electrodes 22 and 24 are moved to a desired wall surface.
- You may comprise as a pushing member (pushing electrode) which can be delivered to a depth position, and the point can be effectively used if it is the structure which can deliver the electrodes 22 and 24 of the front-end
- the energization paths E1 and E2 from the high-frequency power supply 30 to the electrodes 22 and 24 may be other than the configuration exemplified above.
- the first wirings E1a and E2a have a wiring lumen (not shown) alongside the expansion lumen 39, in addition to the configuration (see FIG. 4B) arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 14 by the covering member 41. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is added and passed therethrough, a configuration in which it is passed through the expansion lumen 39, or the like.
- the wiring between the electrodes 22 and 24 of the second wirings E1b and E2b is not limited to the configuration in which the electrodes 22 are connected in series, and the electrodes 24 are connected in series (see FIG. 3A). As shown in FIG. 4, it may be configured such that the electrodes 22 are connected in parallel and simultaneously connected to the electrodes 24 in parallel.
- the configuration and arrangement of the protruding member for delivering the electrodes 22 and 24 to the vicinity of the desired treatment target may be other than the configuration shown in FIG. Then, next, each modification which changed the structure and arrangement
- FIG. 7A is an enlarged perspective view of the distal end side of the balloon catheter 10a according to the first modification
- FIG. 7B is a front view of the balloon catheter 10a shown in FIG. 7A.
- the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3B indicate the same or similar configurations, and thus the detailed description will be given assuming that they have the same or similar functions and effects. The same shall apply hereinafter.
- a pair of projecting members 42 and 44 having a short rectangular thin plate shape are adjacently disposed in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the balloon 20 constituting the balloon catheter 10a, and a pair of projecting members.
- a set of 42 and 44 is provided in a plurality of rows (in this case, 4 rows) with different phases in the circumferential direction from the distal end side to the proximal end side in the axial direction.
- Electrodes 22 and 24 are provided at the tip portions of the protruding members 42 and 44.
- the protruding members 42 and 44 may have the same structure except that the protruding members 32 and 34 are different in shape and the like.
- the pairs (pairs) of the protruding members 42 and 44 (electrodes 22 and 24) constituting the bipolar electrode are arranged in four rows from the distal end side to the proximal end side.
- the phase in the circumferential direction of each row is shifted by an equal angle (90 ° in this case). Therefore, it is possible to cauterize the blood vessel wall over the entire circumference in a substantially spiral direction with the axial position shifted by the pair of electrodes 22 and 24 in each row.
- the protruding members 42 and 44 are concentrated in the circumferential direction, and cauterization is performed in an annular shape only at one location. Can be prevented.
- the ablation position by the electrodes 22 and 24 is dispersed in the axial direction, and it is prevented that the damage is concentrated on one place in the extending direction of the blood vessel.
- the sympathetic nerve 26 extending along the blood vessel can be surely cauterized by the electrodes 22 and 24 disposed in the respective rows in the axial direction while preventing serious damage.
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are provided on the projecting members 42 and 44 in which a plurality of rows are arranged out of phase as described above, so that the positioning of the electrodes 22 and 24 in the blood vessel is structurally accurate. For this reason, for example, a technique of performing cauterization by rotating the balloon 20 while moving it in the axial direction becomes unnecessary, and the operation is simple.
- the arrangement of the projecting members 42 and 44 may be other than the configuration in which one pair of bipolar electrodes is installed in each column in the axial direction as described above.
- two pairs of projecting members 42 and 44 constituting bipolar electrodes may be provided in each row in the axial direction, but in this case, the projecting members 42 and 44 are at least in rows adjacent in the axial direction. It is desirable that the phase of is shifted.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the distal end side of the balloon catheter 10b according to the second modification.
- thin needle-shaped projecting members 46, 48 are provided instead of the projecting members 42, 44 of the balloon catheter 10a shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. Electrodes 22 and 24 are provided at the tip of 48.
- the protruding members 46 and 48 may have the same structure except that the protruding members 32 and 34 are different in shape and the like.
- the cutting range at the inner membrane 18 c and the inner membrane 18 b is reduced as much as possible.
- the sympathetic nerve 26 can be cauterized in a state where the influence on the entire blood vessel wall is further reduced.
- the projecting members 46 and 48 have a needle shape, they can be easily pierced into a flexible blood vessel wall or the like, and the electrodes 22 and 24 can be delivered more smoothly to a desired ablation site.
- the balloon catheter 10b as in the balloon catheter 10a, it is possible to prevent intensive damage to one place in the blood vessel extending direction, and positioning of the electrodes 22 and 24 in the blood vessel is also possible. It can be done easily.
- the arrangement of the needle-shaped projecting members 46 and 48 may be arranged along the circumferential direction in substantially the same manner as the balloon catheter 10a. In this case as well, the needle shape of the projecting members 46 and 48 is used for puncture. Damage to the blood vessel wall can be reduced as much as possible.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the distal end side of the balloon catheter 10c according to the third modification.
- a pair of projecting members 50 and 52 in a rectangular thin plate shape are spirally wound and fixed on the outer surface of the balloon 20 constituting the balloon catheter 10c from the distal end side to the proximal end side in the axial direction.
- the electrodes 22 and 24 are provided at the tip portions of the projecting members 50 and 52, respectively.
- the protruding members 50 and 52 may have the same structure except that the protruding members 32 and 34 are different in shape and the like.
- cauterization is performed over the entire circumference of the blood vessel wall while shifting the axial position in substantially the same manner as in the case of the balloon catheters 10a and 10b described above. Therefore, while preventing cauterization concentrated in only one place in the axial direction of the blood vessel wall, a spiral electrode that rotates the sympathetic nerve 26 extending along the blood vessel along the axial direction. It is possible to surely cauterize with 22 and 24.
- the second wirings E1b and E2b need only be joined to the electrodes 22 and 24 at only one place, the structure can be simplified. Of course, two or more bipolar electrodes composed of the protruding members 50 and 52 (electrodes 22 and 24) may be provided.
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- シャフト本体(14)の先端側にバルーン(20)を備えたバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)であって、
前記バルーン(20)の外面に設けられ、少なくとも前記バルーン(20)が拡張した状態で該バルーン(20)の外面から外方に突出する突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)と、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)の突出方向で先端部に設けられ、生体組織にエネルギを伝達可能な電極(22、24)と、
を備えることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)は、絶縁性を有することを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1又は2記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)は、前記電極(22、24)を先頭として血管壁内へと突き刺されることで、前記電極(22、24)を前記血管壁内まで送達可能な刃であることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1又は2記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)は、前記電極(22、24)を先頭として血管壁に対して突き立てられた際に、前記血管壁の内面との当接部分を外面側へと押し込むことで該血管壁を変形させ、前記電極(22、24)を所望位置に送達可能な押込部材であることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)は、少なくとも一対設けられ、該一対の突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)にそれぞれ設置された前記電極(22、24)同士が1組のバイポーラ型電極を構成することを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10a)において、
前記突出部材(42、44)は、前記バルーン(20)の軸線方向に沿って複数列設けられると共に、前記バルーン(20)の周方向での位相が各列でずれて配置されることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10a)。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10c)において、
前記突出部材(50、52)は、前記バルーン(20)の外面に螺旋状に配設されることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10c)。 - 請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)は、薄板形状又は針形状であることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記エネルギは、高周波であることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - 請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載のバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)において、
前記生体組織は、腎動脈の周囲にある神経であることを特徴とするバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)。 - シャフト本体(14)の先端側にバルーン(20)が設けられ、生体組織にエネルギを伝達可能な電極(22、24)が前記バルーン(20)の外面側に設けられたバルーンカテーテル(10、10a~10c)と、前記電極(22、24)に高周波電流を供給する電源(30)とを備える通電システム(12)であって、
前記バルーン(20)の外面には、少なくとも該バルーン(20)が拡張した状態で前記外面から外方に突出する突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)が設けられ、
前記電極(22、24)は、前記突出部材(32、34、42、44、46、48、50、52)の突出方向で先端部に設置されることを特徴とする通電システム(12)。
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