Catheter with deflectable tip
US10441299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0197
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter having a distal balloon and a deformable guidewire shaft of the catheter. The deformable guidewire shaft is adjacent to and external to the balloon. Inflation of the balloon bends the deformable guidewire shaft in order to orient or deflect a distal tip of the deformable guidewire shaft in a desired direction to guide and direct a guidewire extending through the deformable guidewire shaft towards a specific endovascular region. For example, it may be desired to orient the distal tip of the guidewire shaft towards a target vessel of a bifurcation or the balloon catheter may be used to bypass a Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO).
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