CATHETER AND CATHETER ASSEMBLY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter for recanalizing a blood vessel having an occlusion therein via a subintimal pathway.SOLUTION: The catheter includes a catheter shaft having an inflatable balloon mounted on the distal end portion. A flexible tubular member extends from the catheter shaft and along an exterior of the inflatable balloon. Inflation of the inflatable balloon deflects the flexible tubular member into a deflected configuration away from a longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft to achieve re-entry into the true lumen distal to the occlusion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1