Bow shaped catheter

Details Bow shaped catheter Bow shaped catheter

1997-02-07

1999-01-05

Smith, Ruth S.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 15, A61B 1736

Patent

active

058555773

ABSTRACT:
A bow shaped, integrated wire catheter apparatus and method of use for access to, and laser or other treatment within, cavities and organs in the human body, the apparatus having a curvilinear shape but flexible enough to assume a generally elongated shape such that the apparatus can be extended through the vasculature in the generally elongated shape and can assume the curvilinear shape when extended into a body cavity or organ, the curvilinear shape serving to securely position the apparatus adjacent a selected surface within the body cavity or organ for laser or other treatment with a laser delivery device or other functional device thereon, the apparatus having a central axis, the apparatus comprising a main catheter shaft having a proximal end and an apex seeking and stabilizing distal end, the main catheter shaft having material of construction or other mechanism or means for causing a portion of the catheter shaft to have a bowed shape adjacent its distal end, the main catheter shaft having at least one hollow lumen extending axially and at least partially therethrough such that a bow shaped portion defines and distinguishes an outer arcuate sidewall for placement in contact with the selected area or areas for laser or other treatment thereon, and an inner arcuate sidewall, at least the outer arcuate sidewall having one or more guide holes disposed thereon for selectively providing laser or other treatment on the selected surface by controllably advancing a laser delivery device or other functional device selectively through the one or more guide holes to the selected surface. The catheter apparatus can be made at least partially of superelastic and/or shape memory materials of construction.

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