ILIAC BIFURCATION BALLOON CATHETER

摘要

A balloon catheter may be used to access side branch arteries such as the iliac artery. The catheter includes a central guidewire lumen (37) configured to carry a balloon and deploy directly in a branch leg without traversing acute bends. An atraumatic tapered tip (23) may be incorporated at the catheter leading edge. Tapered tip (23) provides flexibility at the leading edge of the catheter and provides a seal at the sheath end to protect sheath (20) from "catching" during catheter advancement.