Patent ID: 8753330
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for maneuvering one or more apparatus within a body of a patient, the method comprising: attaching a tip of a syringe to an adapter tool; inserting a distal tip segment of the adapter tool through a proximal opening of a lumen of a catheter and into a seal zone portion of the lumen, a perimeter of the proximal opening being formed by a proximal terminal end of a proximal section of the catheter; injecting a fluid from the attached syringe through a channel of the inserted adapter tool and into the lumen of the catheter; and applying a torsional force to the attached syringe, when the distal tip segment of the adapter tool is inserted into the seal zone portion of the lumen of the catheter, in order to maneuver the catheter within the body of the patient; wherein the attached syringe is inline with the proximal opening of the catheter lumen, when the distal tip segment of the adapter tool is inserted into the seal zone portion of the lumen of the catheter; and further comprising passing a distal tip of a guide wire through a passageway of the adapter tool and into a channel of the distal tip segment of the adapter tool; and advancing the distal tip of the guide wire from the channel of the adapter tool and into the catheter lumen, when the distal tip segment of the adapter tool is inserted into the seal zone portion of the lumen of the catheter.