Patent ID: 6783510
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter comprising:an elongated shaft, the shaft having a length and an axis and being formed with a first lumen extending at least partway along an axis parallel to the axis of the shaft, and a second lumen extending at least partway along an axis parallel to the axis of the shaft, the first lumen and second lumen occupying separate regions along the length of the shaft and being offset by a predetermined angular distance, the shaft being further formed with a transition region defining a passage leading from the first lumen to the second lumen; a pull wire extending through the first lumen, the passage in the transition region, and the second lumen; and means for actuating the pull wire in one direction to both bend one of the regions in a first direction and another of the regions in a second direction that is different from the first direction.