Patent ID: 6348040
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A guidewire delivery catheter apparatus, comprising:an outer tubular member having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therein; an inner tubular member having proximal and distal ends and disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member having a lumen configured to slidably receive a guidewire and having a curve at its distal end bendable at an angle up to 90Â° from its axis, the inner tubular member being formed of a flexible material having a modulus of elasticity such that the curve at the distal end of the tubular member may straighten as it is retracted into the lumen of the outer tubular member; and a cylindrical member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end being secured to the proximal end of the outer tubular member, the cylindrical member having a lumen configured to slidably receive the inner tubular member.