Bifurcated endovascular catheter
US5720735A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endovascular catheter for use in PTA, PTCA and other endovascular procedures has a bifurcated distal end with two branches. Each catheter branch may be guided into a separate vessel branch, and endovascular devices such as balloons, stents, stent grafts, or grafts may be precisely deployed in bifurcated vessels. Separate endovascular devices may be deployed in either vessel branch or the vessel trunk or an integral device may be simultaneously deployed in both branches and the trunk.
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