Patent ID: 8267873
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A guidewire catheter comprising: a sheath for passing a guidewire therethrough; an operation section connected to an end of the sheath and having a through-hole for passing the guidewire therethrough; and a guidewire adapter connected to the operation section and capable of freely extending or retracting relative to the operation section along an axial line of the through-hole, the guidewire adapter configured to mechanically grasp the outer surface of the guidewire projecting from the through-hole, and the guidewire adapter being capable of guiding and moving the guidewire relative to the operation section in an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the through-hole, wherein the sheath, the operation section, and the guidewire adapter are arranged on an axial line of the guidewire, and the guidewire is configured to be inserted through an entire length of the sheath, the operation section, and the guidewire adapter.