摘要 |
<p>Catheters for stent deployment and drug delivery are provided with a guide wire lumen terminating within the catheter shaft and having an opening (417) through the catheter shaft (401) to enable a guide wire (418) to exit the catheter shaft (401) substantially distal to the proximal end of the catheter. In one embodiment, a catheter shaft contains drug delivery means and dilatation means. In another embodiment, a single catheter shaft contains both drug delivery means and stent deployment means. <IMAGE></p> |