APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZATION OF CORONARY VEIN PROCEDURE

摘要

Visualization of a medical procedure to be performed in a coronary vessel (such as a coronary sinus) of a patient is achieved by the steps of : identifying a coronary vessel for a procedure and placing a catheter (10) within the coronary vessel. The coronary vessel is occluded at a site proximal to a distal end (12) of the catheter. A contrast medium is injected into the coronary vessel through the catheter distal end for visualization of the procedure within the coronary vessel. Following the procedure, the contrast medium is removed through the catheter distal end and occlusion of the coronary vessel is discontinued.