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

Claim 18:
19. A catheter for placement into a vessel of a human body comprising:
a catheter body having a fluid injection lumen;
at least two needle guiding elements adapted to advance outwardly from the catheter body toward an interior wall of a target vessel;
at least two needles adapted 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 to a target tissue; and
a wire inside the fluid injection lumen reduces the internal volume of the catheter.