Catheter adaptor with slitting blade and improved manual control and method of use
US5687727A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0675
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A proximal adaptor for an over-the-wire angioplasty catheter is disclosed which contains a retractable catheter slitting element and a releasable guidewire seizing element, both of which are controllable by a manually operated element or elements accessible from the exterior of the adaptor.
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