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Retrograde coronary sinus catheter

US5807326A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · US

Inventors

William G. O'Neill · Maple Grove, US
Christopher M. Boykin · Athens, US
Nelson L. Huldin · Ann Arbor, US
Sheila J. Hanson · Mequon, US
Walter L. Carpenter · Minneapolis, US
Thomas T. Vaalburg · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 1995
Grant date	Sep 15, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2230/50
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A coronary sinus catheter assembly for the retrograde infusion of cardioplegia solutions into the coronary sinus. The assembly comprises a catheter having a balloon with a plurality of segmented annular ribs, and a stylet having a relatively stiff proximal sleeve and a relatively flexible malleable wire extending distally from the sleeve.

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