Patent ID: 6544270
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A catheter comprising:an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, where the elongate catheter body includes a first section, a second section and a tapered region between the second section and the first section, the first section extending between the tapered region and the distal end and the second section extending between the proximal end and the tapered region, the tapered region positioned between the proximal and the distal ends of the elongate catheter body; a first lumen adapted to pass a cardiac lead, the first lumen extending between a first inlet at the proximal end of the catheter body to a first outlet at the distal end of the catheter body; a second lumen adapted to pass a cardiac lead, the second lumen extending through the second section of the elongate catheter body between a second inlet at the proximal end of the elongate catheter body to a second outlet in the tapered region; and wherein the elongate catheter body is adapted to separate into two or more segments.