CATHETER WITH ADJUSTABLE GUIDEWIRE EXIT POSITION

摘要

Catheters including those having guidewire lumens that can convert from an Over-the-Wire mode to a Rapid Exchange mode are useful and effective when this conversion happens without adjusting the position of the guidewire in a body lumen.

主权项

1. A catheter system, comprising:
a catheter defining a guidewire lumen and a slit at least partially along the guidewire lumen; a guidewire configured to be inserted within the guidewire lumen of the catheter; and a distensible wall within the guidewire lumen, the distensible wall being configured to radially expand within the guidewire lumen to push the guidewire out of the slit at least partially along the guidewire lumen without adjusting the lateral position of the guidewire in a body lumen.