| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to over-the-wire PTCA balloon catheters (5), and more particularly, to a rapid exchange catheter with the guidewire lumen (50) at the distal tip. The present invention discloses a rapid exchange medical catheter having a wire guiding means external to the shaft (35) for slidably mounting over the guidewire (55), the wire guiding means being a short tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end extending proximally at an angle greater than 0 degree from the distal end of the shaft (35) and terminating before the distal end of the balloon therapy means.</p> |
