RAPID EXCHANGE FLUID JET CATHETER AND METHOD

RAPID EXCHANGE FLUID JET CATHETER AND METHOD

Catheters including guidewire tubes having a limited length and methods of using the catheters are described. The catheters may be delivered over guidewires in procedures that are commonly referred to as rapid-exchange delivery. In some embodiments, the catheters may be miniature flexible thrombecto...

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Hauptverfasser: BALL DOUGLAS J, TESCHENDORF JOHN L, SCHROM MICHAEL, WEISEL STEPHEN E, BONNETTE MICHAEL J, THOR ERIC J, KOZAK DEBRA M, MORRIS DAVID B
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Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Catheters including guidewire tubes having a limited length and methods of using the catheters are described. The catheters may be delivered over guidewires in procedures that are commonly referred to as rapid-exchange delivery. In some embodiments, the catheters may be miniature flexible thrombectomy catheters that may be used to remove thrombus or other unwanted material from a body blood vessel or other small regions of body cavities in which the distal portion of the catheter has smaller external dimensions than the larger proximal portion