摘要 |
A catheter system, comprising a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end; a functional section situated close to the distal end of the catheter; an inner shaft having a guidewire lumen; an outer tubing, such that the outer tubing completely or partially surrounds the functional section; a guidewire outlet having a distal portion and a proximal portion, such that the guidewire outlet passes through the inner shaft and the outer tubing; a guidewire, such that the guidewire is situated on the distal end of the catheter inside the guidewire lumen and is guided out of the catheter through the guidewire outlet, such that the guidewire outlet is attached close to the distal end of the catheter and proximally of the functional section; a cutting device for severing the outer tubing in retraction of same is attached to the distal portion of the guidewire outlet. |