Guiding catheter for the coronary sinus
US5775327A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/057
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guiding catheter for delivery of intravascular devices to a patient's coronary sinus. The guiding catheter has a relatively stiff proximal section and a relatively flexible distal section, the latter being about 1 to about 6 inches in length and being configured to subselect a branch cardiac vein leading to the coronary sinus. The guiding catheter is particularly suitable for delivering an intravascular device for sensing electrical activity into a cardiac vein to detect such activity from within the blood vessel.
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