Catheter deployment device
US6663577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0197
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for deploying a needle within a lumen is provided. The apparatus includes a housing having a threaded bushing radially disposed therein. The bushing rigidly couples with a nose cone having a guide tip disposed at an end opposite the bushing for penetrating an arterial wall of a lumen. During operation, a user incrementally advances the bushing within the housing, thereby incrementally advancing the guide tip into the lumen. The nose cone also includes a flex guide having a slot configuration which couples with the guide tip which deploys into the lumen along with the guide tip.
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