Means for securing a catheter into a vessel
US9345416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
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