Rapid exchange catheter
US10245410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0183
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rapid exchange catheter includes a stiff proximal tube and a relatively flexible tapered distal tube, a guide wire tube being provided in the distal tube, with an aperture for access to the guide wire lumen being provided at the junction between the distal tube and the proximal tube, the tubes being bonded together at their junction.
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