Catheter with distensible and frangible cap
US8398610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter for delivering a medical implant in a patient's vasculature includes an elongate catheter having a distensible and frangible cap mounted across the open distal end thereof. The cap is distendable by pressure within the catheter to provide a bumper tip for guiding the catheter through a patient's vasculature. At the desired site for deploying the medical implant, the cap is ruptured to permit the implant to be advanced through the distal opening. Methods of using the catheter are also disclosed.
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