Patent ID: 11931180
Assignee: SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. The intravascular imaging catheter according to claim 1 wherein said first proximal elongate sheath segment is connected, at a proximal end thereof, to an additional proximal elongate sheath segment, said additional proximal elongate sheath segment comprising an additional lumen;
wherein said imaging conduit comprises a proximal portion housed within said additional lumen and a distal portion extending beyond a distal end of said additional proximal elongate sheath segment into the first lumen; and
wherein said additional proximal elongate sheath segment is detachable from said first proximal elongate sheath segment, thereby permitting withdrawal of said distal portion of said imaging conduit from the first lumen, and permitting the insertion of an additional elongate device into the first lumen and the extension of said additional elongate device into the third lumen.