Coronary sinus catheter
AssigneeDaig Corporation
InventorsKeith G. Lurie, David G. Benditt, Jeffrey J. Shultz, John David Ockuly, John J. Fleischhacker
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Abstract
A catheter for insertion in the ostium of the coronary sinus in the right atrium comprised of a main reinforced portion, an intermediate zone portion and a soft tip portion wherein a portion of the catheter is curved in a double curve, wherein the first curve is a first longitudinal curve, wherein the second curve is a second longitudinal curve, wherein the second longitudinal curve is curved in approximately the same direction as the first longitudinal curve and wherein the first and second longitudinal curves are generally coplanar.
Claims18
A catheter for insertion into the coronary sinus through the ostium of the coronary sinus via a superior approach, the catheter comprising:
- an elongated member comprising a generally straight proximal section, a curved distal section, and a tip portion at a distal end of the curved distal section;
- the curved distal section being sized and shaped to place the tip portion adjacent the ostium of the coronary sinus when the distal section is inserted into the right atrium through the superior vena cava;
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- the tip portion being in the shape of a hook sized and shaped for facilitating entry of the catheter into the ostium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.