Patent ID: 6733473
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter assembly for insertion within a body vessel, said catheter assembly capable of being converted between an â€œover-the-wireâ€  mode and a â€œrapid-exchange-wireâ€  mode through a common lumen in said catheter assembly, comprising:an elongated extruded flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said shaft having a balloon arranged about said distal end and a connector arranged at said proximal end; a first and a second lumen arranged within said shaft, said second lumen being in fluid communication with the interior of said balloon for the enablement of inflation and deflation thereof; and a third lumen extending between said proximal and distal ends of said shaft, said third lumen having means therewith to facilitate oversion of said catheter between an â€œover-the-wireâ€  mode and a â€œrapid-exchange-wireâ€  mode with a guidewire arrangeable through at least a portion of said third lumen.