Method and apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions
US8343181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bifurcated catheter includes a first catheter branch having a first distal portion and a second catheter branch having a second distal portion. The first and second distal portions are releasably linked together for delivery to a bifurcated region of a body vessel. Upon delivery to the bifurcated region, the first and second distal portions are released from each other such that the first and second catheter branches may be tracked into first and second vessel branches, respectively.
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