Catheter for guidewire support or exchange
US6605062B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0188
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter and method of using same for support or exchange of a guidewire during a percutaneous procedure which has at least one lumen in an elongate shaft with a proximal port and a distal port in fluid communication via an inner lumen. The catheter has a longitudinal slit in the inner lumen beginning at the proximal end of the elongate shaft and extends distally. An elongate support member is secured to the elongate shaft to provide axial rigidity to the catheter. Optionally, a second inner lumen is disposed within the elongate shaft adjacent the aforementioned inner lumen which has an intermediate port disposed distally of the proximal end of the elongate shaft.
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