Guide catheter having a plurality of filled distal grooves

Details Guide catheter having a plurality of filled distal grooves Guide catheter having a plurality of filled distal grooves

1996-08-27

1999-04-27

Stright, Ronald

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604280, 604264, 138134, 138138, A61M 2500

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058975373

ABSTRACT:
A guiding catheter for use in coronary angioplasty and other cardiovascular interventions which incorporates a transition element in the shaft of the device. The transition element which has a different flexibility than the sections immediately proximal and distal to it, creates a zone in the catheter shaft which is either more or less flexible than the rest of the shaft. The transition element allows a portion of the shaft to be made more rigid or more flexible, without changing the flexibility of the other portions of the shaft. The transition element also allows for a differential flexibility to be added to the catheter shaft.

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