Over-the-wire catheter having a slidable instrument for gripping a guidewire

摘要

An over-the-wire catheter having a guidewire lumen with a guide way extending along a shaft portion, and a slidable instrument disposed about the shaft portion and extending transversely through the guide way for surrounding and selectively gripping a guidewire disposed in the guidewire lumen. The slidable instrument may be operated to control the location of the guidewire within a patient. <IMAGE>