Patent ID: 6224585
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter system comprising:a catheter including a tip having a distal opening, a first opening, and a guide wire lumen extending from said distal opening to said first opening, said first opening provided on a surface of said catheter;a guide wire having a length substantially less than a length dimension of said catheter;a pressure lumen extending in a longitudinal direction of said catheter;a sensor lumen extending in a longitudinal direction of said catheter;a pressure hose connected to a proximal end of a pressure opening of said pressure lumen,a pressure transducer in fluidic communications with said pressure hose; said pressure transducer including a connecting plug to allow electrical communication with a pressure monitor; anda flushing valve connected to said pressure hose and in fluid communication with a flow controller which is in fluid communication with a drip chamber.