Patent ID: 6235000
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A wire deflection system comprising:a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen wherein the lumen includes a distal opening and a lateral opening; anda cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen wherein the distal end includes a preformed resilient curves wherein the distal end of the cannula is slidably disposed in the lumen of the catheter body to assume a straightened configuration with the cannula lumen axially aligned within the distal opening of the catheter body when the cannula is proximally retracted within the catheter body and a curved configuration with the cannula extending laterally through the lateral opening of the catheter body when the cannula is distally advanced within the catheter body.