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Selective catheter guide

  • US 4,769,005 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1987
  • Issued: 09/06/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sheath for directionally inserting a guidewire or catheter into a blood vessel, said sheath comprising:

  • an elongate body having a proximate end and a distal end, said body including at least two lumens disposed generally axially therein, where (1) a first of the lumens extends from the proximate end to the distal end and projects axially from the distal end and (2) a second of the lumens extends from the proximate end to a first point between the proximate end and the distal end and projects generally laterally from the body at a first preselected angle relative to the axial direction; and

    means at the proximate end of the body for selectively passing the catheter or guidewire through one of the lumens while sealing the other lumen or lumens.

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