LUBRICIOUS FLOW DIRECTED CATHETER

摘要

This invention relates to infusion catheters (100) that are used in cardiovascular and endovascular procedures to deliver diagnostic, therapeutic or vasoocclusive agents to a target site (the target site being accessible by a tortuous path through the vasculature). In particular, the invention relates to flow-directed catheters which have been coated on their interior or exterior surfaces (120, 122, 124) with a crosslinkable lubricious polymer and to the method of making those catheters. The invention also relates to the process of using the infusion catheter.