Catheter with improved transition section
US6905477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/107
- 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 bilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.
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