TOOL FOR FACILITATING THE CONNECTING OF A CATHETER OR OTHER TUBULAR MEMBER ONTO A GUIDE-WIRE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE ENDS OF THE GUIDE-WIRE

摘要

An attachment tool to facilitate the attachment of one or more catheters or similar elongated instruments to a guide-wire or other elongated guide membe r, without requiring access to either end of said wire or member. The tool provides repeatable and reliable alignment of components to be attached, whi le being operated with a single hand. The catheter systems can be used for revascularization or treatment of arteries and lumens within the body, and t he associated delivery of therapies therein and can include side attachable and over-the-wire components and/or low profile combination catheters to allow f or flush and extraction of debris in small or tortuous anatomic pathways.