Rapid exchange catheter

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1994-01-14

1995-02-07

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

604 96, A61M 2900

Patent

active

053872266

ABSTRACT:
A balloon dilatation catheter of the mono-rail type includes a distal mono-rail section traversing a dilatation balloon of the catheter, and a sheath member slidably movable axially of the remainder of the catheter and having a sheath section receiving an axial portion of the guide wire to in a first position effectively increase the mono-rail length of the catheter, and in a second position reduce the mono-rail length of the catheter to the length of the mono-rail section.

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Technical Article, Gull-wing haptic design for posterior chamber intraocular lens, Samuel Masket, M.D.

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