Patent ID: 7645273
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A carrier catheter for use in a biological conduit within the body of a subject, comprising: a flexible body including a first lumen formed longitudinally therein, said first lumen having an opening therein at a proximal end and an opening therein at a distal end, said body having at least a second lumen formed longitudinally therein, said second lumen having an opening therein at a proximal end and an opening therein at a distal end, each of said recited openings in the distal ends of said lumens facing the longitudinal direction of the catheter and being positioned so that a guidewire advanced through any one of said recited lumens is positioned a predetermined location within the vessel; and an elongated introductory apparatus at a proximal end of the flexible body having a cross section substantially less in width than a cross sectional width of the flexible body, the introductory apparatus being sufficiently rigid to allow introduction of the flexible body into the biological conduit.