Patent · US Expired

Braidless guide catheter

US6185449A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1997
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/09083
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Guide catheter incorporating a braidless construction having increased performance characteristics for catheterization procedures. The guide catheter may include a tracking wire, inner or outer guide for positioning the guide catheter within the patient's vascular system.

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