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Dual wire placement catheter

US6689157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2001
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0054
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a dual lumen access catheter, for facilitating placement of two procedure wires across a treatment site. In one application, the catheter is used to place a first wire extending between a contralateral iliac and an ipsilateral iliac across the terminal bifurcation of the aorta, and a second wire extending through a portion of the ipsilateral iliac and into the aorta. Methods of placing the wires, such as for subsequent deployment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm bifurcation graft, are also disclosed.

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