Guide catheter for placing cardiac lead
US6695793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2001/0585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved guide catheter provides a distal tip with one or more members that assist a surgeon with locating and inserting the guide catheter through the ostium in the wall of the right atrium that leads to the coronary sinus of the heart. The guide catheter is used to implant a cardiac lead so that its electrodes are positioned in the vasculature associated with the left side of the heart.
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