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Surgery > Means For Introducing Or Removing Material From Body For Therapeutic Purposes (e.g., Medicating, Irrigating, Aspirating, Etc.) > Treating Material Introduced Into Or Removed From Body Orifice, Or Inserted Or Removed Subcutaneously Other Than By Diffusing Through Skin > Material Introduced Or Removed Through Conduit, Holder, Or Implantable Reservoir Inserted In Body > Body Inserted Tubular Conduit Structure (e.g., Needles, Cannulas, Nozzles, Trocars, Catheters, Etc.) > Flexible Catheter Or Means (e.g., Coupling) Used Therewith > With Means To Advance Or Steer Catheter, Excluding Remotely Controlled Devices With Means To Advance Or Steer Catheter, Excluding Remotely Controlled DevicesWith Means To Advance Or Steer Catheter, Excluding Remotely Controlled Devices patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060264907 - Catheters having stiffening mechanisms Catheters having selectively insertable or selectively activatable and releasable stiffening mechanisms are provided. In general, the catheter is inserted, navigated and withdrawn from a subject in a relaxed, flexible condition and stiffening mechanisms are deployed to prevent the catheter from shifting during placement or operation of an accessory device or ... 08/17/06 - 20060184156 - Catheter A catheter includes a main body; a first and a second lumen provided in the main body, wherein a first and a second guide wire are insertable in the first and second lumens, respectively; a first inclined surface provided, on a side of the center axis line, such that the ... 08/10/06 - 20060178654 - Rapid exchange catheter with depressable channel A rapid exchange catheter extends from a proximal portion which remains outside of a patient's body during use to a distal portion which, during use, is located within a body lumen adjacent to a target area to be treated, wherein the proximal and distal portions are coupled by a medial ... 06/15/06 - 20060129132 - Deflectable telescoping guide catheter A catheter employs an inner guide with a pre-formed distal tip, an outer guide with a predetermined deflection location, and a proximal actuator. The inner guide can be longitudinally extended and axially rotated relative to the outer guide. The proximal actuator can adjustably change a bend angle of the predetermined ... 06/15/06 - 20060129131 - Catheter Catheter (1), comprising a catheter body (2), the inner volume of which forms a first catheter channel (4), which serves to accommodate a guide wire (15) during the introduction of the catheter into the body of a patient, with at least one separating wall (5), arranged therewithin, which divides off ... 03/30/06 - 20060069381 - Intravascular foreign matter suction assembly An intravascular foreign matter suction assembly is insertable into a blood vessel having a relatively small diameter and exhibits a high suction force. The intravascular foreign matter suction assembly includes a combination of a guiding catheter for being inserted to an ostium of a coronary artery of the aorta and ... 03/02/06 - 20060047267 - Method of using a shielded tip catheter A multilumen catheter assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end and a first lumen having a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a first distal opening disposed at the distal end, and a first guide wire ... 03/02/06 - 20060047266 - Apparatus and method for inserting an intra-aorta catheter through a delivery sheath An introducer system delivers therapy locally to a renal system in a patient. A proximal coupler assembly is coupled to an introducer sheath that delivers multiple devices simultaneously into a location within an abdominal aorta associated with first and second renal artery ostia. The coupler assembly has a network of ... 03/02/06 - 20060047265 - Multi-exchange catheter guide member with improved seal A catheter and a guidewire exchange system includes a catheter and a guide member. The catheter includes a lumen extending through the shaft and sized to receive the guidewire, and a longitudinal guideway enabling transverse access from the shaft exterior surface to the lumen. The guide member includes a housing, ... 02/23/06 - 20060041246 - Aspiration catheter with tracking portion A catheter having one or more radially expanded portions that comprise a guidewire lumen. The guidewire lumen and the main lumen of the catheter are not separate and share the same fluid space. The catheter maintains a large, circular lumen for aspiration or delivery. The catheter is made by lacing ... 02/16/06 - 20060036233 - Catheter incorporating a guidewire exit ramp Guidewire exit ramp members that may be placed over a tubular member having a guidewire lumen, which longitudinally extending and laterally accessible, and methods of use. The guidewire exit ramp member can be placed to force a guidewire loaded through the lumen in a first direction to be forced out ... 12/08/05 - 20050273077 - Catheter with lumen for contrast material fluid A catheter that allows to introduce contrast material fluid into the blood vessel for visualizing vascular anatomy and shape without the need to retract a guide wire is disclosed. In the first embodiment of this invention, a single lumen is used for both guide wire insertion and as a path ... 11/17/05 - 20050256507 - Medical instrument having a guidewire and articulated catheter A first medical instrument includes a flexible catheter and a medical guidewire extendable beyond a distal end of the catheter. The catheter has an articulated section. The medical guidewire has first and second segments, wherein the bending moment of inertia of the first segment is less than the bending moment ... 11/17/05 - 20050256506 - Medical instrument having a medical guidewire A first medical instrument includes a flexible catheter and a medical guidewire extendable beyond a distal end of the catheter. The medical guidewire has first and second segments, wherein the bending moment of inertia of the first segment is less than the bending moment of inertia of the second segment. ... 11/17/05 - 20050256505 - Medical instrument having a controlled guidewire drive A medical instrument includes a flexible catheter, a medical guidewire, and a mechanized guidewire drive assembly. The catheter has a distal end insertable into a body lumen of a patient. The mechanized guidewire drive assembly is adapted for operable engagement with the medical guidewire. The mechanized guidewire drive assembly includes ... 11/17/05 - 20050256504 - Medical instrument having a catheter and a medical guidewire A first medical instrument includes a flexible catheter having a distal end which has a substantially bullet-nose shape, which is insertable into a body lumen of a patient, and which has at least one guidewire passageway opening. The first medical instrument also includes a medical guidewire having a working portion ... 11/10/05 - 20050251107 - Medical devices Medical devices and methods of making medical devices are described. In some embodiments, a medical device includes a member having a first portion with a first wall thickness, and a second portion with a second wall thickness, wherein the first portion is circumferentially rotated. ... 10/27/05 - 20050240165 - Suction catheter In the aspiration catheter, the tip of the main shaft is obliquely cut, the distal end of the guidewire shaft is positioned at the distal end of the main shaft or protrudes from the distal end of the main shaft in the distal direction, and the relationships 0.5≦L2/L1 and L2−L1≦5 ... 09/22/05 - 20050209582 - Multi-lumen catheter system A multi-lumen catheter with a generally circular cross-section having a central guidewire lumen, partially circumscribed by an inflation lumen having a generally C-shaped cross-section defining a web and a guidewire access cut extending radially through that web from the outer surface of the multi-lumen catheter to the central guidewire lumen. ... 08/25/05 - 20050187536 - Catheter having an improved distal tip One embodiment is a medical device comprising an elongate catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough and a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongate catheter, the tip extending distally of the distal end of the catheter, the tip comprising a soft ... 08/04/05 - 20050171508 - System and method for intravascular catheter navigation A method for guiding an apparatus to a location within the body includes providing a sheath having a lumen and inserting along the lumen a position sensor such that said position sensor is located within, or adjacent to, a distal portion of the sheath. Position information generated using the position ... 07/21/05 - 20050159728 - Steerable sheath A steerable sheath having an inner catheter that can slide and rotate within an outer rigid composite catheter and whereby an entire range of curvatures can be formed by the distal end of the inner catheter through sliding and/or rotating the inner catheter within the outer catheter. The inner catheter ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |