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MULTI-UTILITARIAN MICROCATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

  • US 20110264132A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2009
  • Published: 10/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter device comprising:

  • a proximal shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a distal shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end;

    an expandable member having a distal end connected to the proximal end of the distal shaft member and a proximal end connected to the distal end of the proximal shaft member; and

    a variable-length member that extends through the expandable member and is transitionable between a) a short configuration having a first axial length and b) a long configuration having a second axial length longer than said first axial length;

    the expandable member assuming an expanded configuration when the variable-length member is in its short configuration and a contracted configuration when the variable length member is in its short configuration.

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