Steerable catheter tip having an X-shaped lumen

Details Steerable catheter tip having an X-shaped lumen Steerable catheter tip having an X-shaped lumen

1994-01-19

1995-03-07

Maglione, Corrine

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604280, 128772, A61M 3700

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053953282

ABSTRACT:
A steerable catheter comprised of two parts: a catheter body proximally secured to a steerable catheter handle and a catheter tip containing an X-shaped in cross-section lumen secured to the distal end of the catheter body, a pull wire passing through the catheter body and one of the arms of the X-shaped lumen of the catheter tip, one or more electrode wires passing through the catheter body and through a second arm of the X-shaped lumen of the catheter tip and a supporting flat wire passing through the two remaining opposite arms of the X-shaped lumen of the catheter tip.

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