Patent ID: 6129698
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A catheter comprising:a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end;a first high pressure supply lumen located in said catheter body;said catheter body defining a central axis;a cap located near said distal end of said catheter body for blocking said high pressure supply lumen at the location of said cap, said cap having a first maximum diameter;a control body located near said cap said body having a first diameter substantially equal to said first diameter of said cap and said diameter increasing in the direction of flow to a second maximum diameter greater than the first maximum diameter of said cap;said high pressure supply lumen having a proximal end and having a distal end;a slit formed by the junction of said cap and said body, said slit communicating with said high pressure lumen proximate said distal end, said slit directing a jet of fluid in a direction away from said central axis, thereby forming a sheet jet;said control body positioned near said slit to turn said sheet jet through an angle with respect to said central axis generating a deflected jet.