Patent ID: 11937933
Assignee: ABLATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A catheter for placement into a target vessel of a human body comprising:
a catheter body having a lumen;
at least two needle guiding elements configured to advance outwardly from the catheter body toward the interior wall of the target vessel;
at least two needles, the at least two needles configured to advance outwardly, guided by the at least two needle guiding elements to penetrate the interior wall of the target vessel, wherein the at least two needle guiding elements are configured to maintain their position against the interior wall of the target vessel as the at least two needles penetrate the interior wall of the target vessel; and
a wire inside a lumen of a needle of the at least two needles reduces the internal volume of the catheter.