Catheter and guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition section
US6893417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/875
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.
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