Patent ID: 6139522
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for positioning a medical device within the heart comprising the steps of:(a) providing a catheter comprising a tubular body having an outer wall, a proximal end portion, a distal end portion terminating in a tip end and first and second passageways extending between said proximal end portion and said distal end portion, wherein said first passageway has an opening at said distal end portion and said second passageway has a side opening extending through said outer wall to communicate between the exterior and said second passageway at a location spaced from said tip end;(b) locating said distal end portion of said catheter at a selected location within the heart;(c) securing said distal end portion to the heart at said selected location in an axially fixed position by applying a suction force through one of said first and second passageways; and(d) advancing a medical device through the other of said first or second passageways and through said opening in said passageway in said distal end portion.