A - Human Necessities – 61 – M
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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M
128/127
A61M 25/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/22 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1262854
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to steerable catheters. More particularly, this invention relates to steerable soft-tip catheters comprising an outer flexible catheter shell having distal and proximal ends; an inner flexible catheter having distal and proximal ends and two or more lumens, one of said lumens being closed at its distal and, the one or more other lumens being patent, i.e., open, for introduction of a central guide wire or other desired object, the inner catheter extending through the outer catheter shell, and the distal end of the inner catheter protruding beyond the distal end of the outer catheter shell; a steering wire having distal and proximal ends and extending the length of the inner catheter through the lumen having the closed end, the distal end of the wire being embedded in said closed end; and control means attached to the proximal ends of the catheter shell and the inner catheter, the proximal end of the steering wire extending through the control means and the control means having a torque means which fixedly engages said steering wire, and a method of using same.
490962
Cassan Maclean
Medtronic Versaflex Inc.
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