Catheter arrangement

• US 20020004666A1
• Filed: 05/21/2001
• Published: 01/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Limited (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Limited (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Berger, Erwin, Schwager, Michael
• Application Number:
  US09/860,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20020004666A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/191
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0041 pre-formed, e.g. specially adapted to fit with the anatomy of body channels urethral catheters A61F2/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0068 Static characteristics of the catheter tip, e.g. shape, atraumatic tip, curved tip or tip structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/01 Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters A61M25/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/10 Balloon catheters A61M25/0125 takes precedence; embolectomy A61B17/22032; retractors A61B17/02; inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts A61F2/958 ; stomach balloons for treatment of obesity A61F5/0003; oesophagal tubes A61J15/00

Abstract

A catheter arrangement (1) is provided with a guide wire tube (3) for receiving a guide wire and an expandable balloon (7) fastened to the guide wire tube (3). The guide wire tube (3) has a bent tip (2) projecting beyond the distal end (4) of the balloon (7).

Claims

1. A catheter arrangement comprising

a guide wire tube for receiving a guide wire, said guide wire tube having a proximal end and a distal end;

and

an expandable balloon coupled to said guide wire tube, said distal end of said guide wire tube having a bent tip projecting beyond a distal end of said balloon.

2. The catheter arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said bent tip has a radius of curvature of about 7 mm.

3. The catheter arrangement according to claim 2, wherein said bent tip has a length in an axial direction of at least 4 mm.

4. The catheter arrangement according to claim 2, wherein said bent tip has a length in an axial direction of more than 5 mm.

5. The catheter arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said bent tip has a length in an axial direction of at least 4 mm.

6. The catheter arrangement according to claim 5, wherein said bent tip has a length in an axial direction of more than 5 mm.