SINGLE LUMEN SUPPORT CATHETER FOR RAPID EXCHANGE AND OVER THE WIRE USE

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for providing and using a low profile, single lumen catheter that can be removed from a short guide wire when the guide wire extends through the full length of the catheter. The catheter provides a distal guide wire port configured for rapid exchange procedures. The distal guide wire port may be blocked using a slidable member to enable fluid infusion and guide wire exchange. The catheter may include a longitudinal slit from a distal guide wire port to a proximal guide wire port that permits removal of a proximal portion of the guide wire from the catheter by way of the slit so as to enable removal of the catheter by rapid exchange mode.