DEVICE FOR ARRANGING GUIDE WIRES AROUND A HEART VALVE

A guide wire introduction device (36) for positioning at least one guide wire around a heart valve comprises a first catheter (40) which is provided with a distal deflection system, a second catheter (44) which is inserted inside the first catheter (40), comprising at least one lumen (46, 48) which...

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Hauptverfasser: TRINH, Cindy, MAGRINI, Kevin, RIGHINI, Giovanni, SHIN, Dong Ik, DENISON, Andy
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A guide wire introduction device (36) for positioning at least one guide wire around a heart valve comprises a first catheter (40) which is provided with a distal deflection system, a second catheter (44) which is inserted inside the first catheter (40), comprising at least one lumen (46, 48) which is capable of causing a guide wire to slide therein and which is provided with a distal deflection system (52) for deflecting the end thereof through an angle greater than 90°, and a third catheter (45) which is inserted inside the first catheter (40) and which has a guide wire capturing device (47) therein and which is provided with a distal deflection system.