A rapidly exchangeable vascular catheter for maintaining patency of blood vessel
CA 2024823 C · Owner: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Garrison, Michi E.; Machold, Timothy R.
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A vascular catheter having an expandable cage mounted on the distal end of a tubular member which is radially expanded and contracted by means of a control wire which is secured to the distal end of the expandable cage. The control wire extends through a first inner lumen within the tubular member which extends along essentially the entire length thereof. A second inner lumen is provided in the distal portion of the tubular member which has a proximal port at least 15 but not more than 60 cm from the distal end of the catheter and a distal port which opens into the interior of the expandable cage. A guidewire or a low-profile steerable catheter is slidably disposed within the second lumen …
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- Filed September 7, 1990 and granted November 28, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 7, 2010.
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