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EP1562481A1 - Dispositif pour la conduite de mesures a l'interieur de cavites corporelles - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la conduite de mesures a l'interieur de cavites corporelles

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EP1562481A1
EP1562481A1 EP03773578A EP03773578A EP1562481A1 EP 1562481 A1 EP1562481 A1 EP 1562481A1 EP 03773578 A EP03773578 A EP 03773578A EP 03773578 A EP03773578 A EP 03773578A EP 1562481 A1 EP1562481 A1 EP 1562481A1
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Prior art keywords
catheter
signal
inflatable
inflatable section
proximal end
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Steen B. Rasmussen
Peter Foged
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Rhinometrics AS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/03—Measuring fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure ; Measuring pressure in body tissues or organs
    • A61B5/036—Measuring fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure ; Measuring pressure in body tissues or organs by means introduced into body tracts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/08—Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
    • A61B5/085—Measuring impedance of respiratory organs or lung elasticity
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/12—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
    • A61B5/021—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
    • A61B5/0215—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by means inserted into the body

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  • the present invention relates to the examination and measurement of constrictions or passages in cavities by means of acoustic reflectometry using a device comprising an electric signal source, a catheter to be introduced through an entrance to a cavity, a first transducer for transfer of an activation signal from the signal source to and through the catheter, a second trans- ducer for reception of response signals from the catheter, the first and second transducers being connected with the, and a computer adapted for analysis of the response signals in relation to the activation signal.
  • US 5 823 965 discloses an apparatus and method for examining human or animal body cavities such as airways and the gastro-intestinal tract.
  • the device has a flexible hose-like catheter, which is introduced into the cavity with the distal end of the catheter beyond the zone to be examined.
  • An acoustical excitation signal is sent into the interior of the catheter. Irregularities reflect the acoustical signal, which is picked up by a receiving transducer and ana- lysed.
  • Such method is often referred to as reflectometric examination.
  • a computer displays results of the examination on a screen.
  • the device may comprise means for establishing a positive static pressure with the purpose of dilating the flexible wall of the measuring zone.
  • the purpose of the invention is to provide improvement in the measuring accuracy in such devices.
  • the inflatable catheter has at least a longitudinal, inflatable section that is flexible and essentially non-stretchable and which collapses when not inflated.
  • the inflatable section comprises a web of material with opposing edges secured to each other, e.g. by welding.
  • the flexible and essentially non-stretchable catheter with the proper circumferential dimensions may adapt more closely to the sidewall of the body cavity without deforming this and hence provide more accurate information on the anatomy and physiology of the body cavity it self without introducing unnecessary disturbances to delicate tissue and structures.
  • the catheter has an inflatable section that comprises a web of material with opposing edges secured to each other, e.g. by welding or by means of adhesive.
  • a catheter can be manufactured with two or more lumens separated by welding seams and can be manufactured in any desired length and with any desired length of its circumference including variations of the circumference in the longitudinal direction.
  • catheters can be manufactured to be suitable for use in examinations of almost any conceivable natural and pathological structure.
  • the catheter may be manufactured from materials such as LDPE, HDPE, PET, polyurethane, polyetan and other materials with similar mechanical properties or from combinations of such materials.
  • the catheter is then manufactured with a material thickness between 10 and 100 ⁇ m, preferably between 10 and 50 ⁇ m.
  • the cavity is an organic cavity, e.g. the respiratory passages, the blood or lymph tracts, the alimentary canal, or the urinary system or sections thereof of an animal or a human body.
  • the invention also offers the possibility of making prostate or uterus examinations and similar examinations in body cavities like the urinary passage etc.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the basic lay-out of the device according to the an embodiment of invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective drawing of part of the catheter, at the location where the measurement is made;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective drawing of part of the catheter in another embodi- ment of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of the catheter according to FIG. 3 in a sectional plane at right angles to the axis of the catheter;
  • Figure 5 illustrates the placing of a catheter in the upper airways of a patient being examined for tongue-fallback
  • Figure 6 illustrates the placing of a catheter in the upper airways of a patient being examined for stertorous respiration; and Figures 7 - 12 illustrate preferred embodiments of the catheter of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows the basic layout of the device according to the invention.
  • a catheter 1 has a proximal end A and a distal end B.
  • the catheter 1 is for inserting, with its distal B end fist, through a natural or surgically prepared opening in a human or animal body.
  • the catheter 1 is connected to auxiliary equipment, which is known per se and not illustrated, used for inserting the catheter in, e.g., the airways of a patient, through the mouth or the nostrils, or in the urinary system or an artery. After insertion the distal end B of the catheter will be in the cavity of the patient.
  • a controller 2 includes a signal generator that is adapted to give an activation signal to a transducer 3 connected to the catheter 1.
  • the signal generator delivers the same signal to a signal analysis processor 4.
  • An electro-acoustic transducer 5 is connected to the catheter 1.
  • the transducer 3 emits an acoustic signal that will propagate into the catheter.
  • the transducer 5 At the distal end of the catheter and at irregularities in the cross-section response signals are reflected and received by the transducer 5 and from there led to the signal analysis processor 4.
  • the system comprises a fluid pump 40 that is controlled by the controller 2 and connected to the proximal end A of the catheter through a tube 41.
  • the fluid is air.
  • the pump 40 is capable of increasing the pressure in the catheter in a controlled manner, e.g. continuously or step- wise in small increments.
  • a pressure and flow control unit 42 comprises a pressure transducer for monitoring the pressure in the catheter 1 , and a pressure release valve that opens at a predefined pressure and releases the pressure in the catheter to prevent overpressure.
  • the pressure and flow control unit 42 may also comprise a flow control unit that detects and prevents an excessive flow of fluid in case of e.g. a ruptured catheter.
  • Static and low- frequency pressure data from the pressure transducer is transmitted to the signal analysis processor 4 for processing and/or for display.
  • the term "low frequency" is intended to cover frequencies of physical movements that occur in human and animal physiological processes of normal and pathological nature.
  • the pressure transducer preferably has an upper frequency limit of at least 10 - 100 Hz depending on the nature of the proc- esses to be examined.
  • the signal analysis processor 4 is connected to a computer 6 with a screen 7 by means of which it is possible to present an image, which e.g. graphically illustrates the results of the examination and measurements made.
  • the electro-acoustic transducer 3 can be of any suitable type known per se, e.g. an electromagnetic transducer, an electrostatic transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, etc. Its task is to transform the electronic signal from the signal generator 2 into an excitation signal in the interior of the catheter 1.
  • the electro-acoustic transducer 5 can also be of the above mentioned type, e.g. a microphone, the purpose of which is to receive an acoustic response signal from the distal end of the catheter and to transform this response signal into an electric signal which is led to the signal analysis processor 4.
  • the electro-acoustic transducers 3 and 5 in figure 1 are preferably piezoelectric transducers or other reciprocal transducers, which in response to an electrical input signal emit an acoustic output signal, and in response to an acoustic input signal emit an electrical output signal.
  • a single transducer can be used both as transmitter and receiver.
  • the analysis itself of the response signal in relation to the excitation signal belongs to a technique known per se.
  • a transducer 20 has been introduced from the outside through the outer chamber 12 and through the wall 15 so that the response signal receiving end 21 of the transducer 20 is located in the lumen 11.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the use of the catheter in order to determine the position of and measure the so-called tongue fallback of a patient, e.g. the situation where the patient's tongue narrows the upper airways.
  • the catheter has been introduced through the nostrils and into the air passage. Part of the catheter is compressed by the rear end of the tongue in the zone D.
  • Figure 6 shows the situation illustrated in figure 5 as well as the situation where said soft parts of the palate compress the catheter in the zone E.
  • Figure 6 illustrates the situation where a patient is to be examined for vibrations in the soft parts of the palate, e.g. typically stertorous respiration.
  • the vibrations in the zone E will influence at least one of the outer chambers of the catheter and the measurement equipment can carry out the positioning and measurement.
  • Anatomical, physiological, surgical or other medical considerations may influence the choice of the inner and outer dimensions of the catheter and its length, and the catheter may therefore be manufactured in different diameters and lengths. Exact examinations of persons, whose airways are blocked during their sleep and who can be described as having stertorous respiration, are naturally very difficult and through the ages many failed corrective operations have been made on these patients.
  • An internal measurement has the advantage that the patient is not awakened during the measurements by the excitation signal and at the same time the measurements are not influenced to a large extent by the high tone sound spectrum of the snoring sounds.
  • the measurement probe itself is very easy to introduce ambulatory into the patient's nose before the night, in cooperation with a doctor or a nurse.
  • a correct "tightening" through the nose happens automatically due to the re- flectory swallowing, and a connection (transducer/microphone part) at the end which projects out of the nose can be made without problems.
  • the measurement equipment which adequately makes the measurements in each chamber and during the measurements changes the static pressure in each chamber can also concurrently give information about the elasticity of the tissue giving counter- pressure to the surface of the chambers.
  • Catheters suitable for use with the invention can be manufactured using traditional methods such as extrusion or moulding using a mandrel.
  • FIGS 7 - 11 illustrate preferred embodiments of the catheter suitable for use with the invention.
  • the catheter in figure 7 has been "inverted" by turning the inside out so that the welding seam is inside the lumen of the catheter.
  • the overlapping edges may be welded in the shown position with the welding seam inside the lumen of the catheter. This embodiment gives less discom- fort to the patient when inserting and removing the catheter than the catheter in figure 7.
  • Figure 9 shows an embodiment of the catheter in figure 7 with two parallel welding seams providing a two-lumen catheter. Catheters with three or more lumens may also be manufactured in this way.
  • Figure 10 shows another two-lumen catheter produced from the catheter in figure 8 by adding a second welding seam like in figure 9.
  • Figure 11 shows an embodiment where the welding seam of the overlapping edges of the sheet material does not protrude from the catheter or into the lumen of the catheter.
  • this catheter can be divided into two or more lumens by longitudinal welding seams.
  • the distal end portion of the catheter of the invention can have a structure that makes it suitable for inserting through a natural or surgically prepared opening in the human or animal body.
  • the proximal end portion of the catheter can have a structure, e.g. a tubular member that makes it suitable for connecting to external equipment such as illustrated in figure 1.
  • the materials and the structure of the catheters of the invention are chosen to cause the minimum possible disturbance to the surrounding tissue and anatomical structure of the human or animal body, and in particular to the structure to be examined. This is obtained by choosing the materials and structure so that at least the inflatable portion collapses when not inflated.
  • the overlapping edges may be secured to each other by means of adhesive or other suitable means.
  • Catheters as shown in figures 7 - 11 can be manufactured in any desired length and with any desired length of its circumference including variations of the circumference in the longitudinal direction.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un cathéter gonflable qui comporte une extrémité proximale et une extrémité distale fermée aux fins d'insertion dans une cavité corporelle d'humain ou d'animal. Le cathéter présente au moins une section longitudinale gonflable flexible et essentiellement non étirable qui se replie lorsqu'elle n'est pas gonflée. De préférence, la section gonflable comporte une bande de matériau à bordures opposées fixées l'une à l'autre, par exemple par soudage.
EP03773578A 2002-11-19 2003-11-19 Dispositif pour la conduite de mesures a l'interieur de cavites corporelles Withdrawn EP1562481A1 (fr)

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