Protector for catheter balloon with guidewire backloading system
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1. A protective sleeve for a balloon dilatation catheter comprising:
- an elongate tubular member having a neck portion and a slit extending along the entire length of the tubular member from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, wherein a distal portion of the tubular member is flared from the neck portion to the distal end of the tubular member to define an enlarged funnel-like opening.
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Abstract
A balloon protector for the balloon of a dilatation catheter includes a distally extending flared section that defines a funnel receptive to a guidewire in order to facilitate backloading of the guidewire into the catheter.
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1. A protective sleeve for a balloon dilatation catheter comprising:
an elongate tubular member having a neck portion and a slit extending along the entire length of the tubular member from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, wherein a distal portion of the tubular member is flared from the neck portion to the distal end of the tubular member to define an enlarged funnel-like opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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