Patent ID: 8043285
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use in treating a hollow anatomical structure (HAS), the apparatus comprising: an elongate member having a distal section and a proximal section, the elongate member being sized and configured for insertion into a HAS through either one of at least two introducer sheaths, a shorter introducer sheath having a shorter sheath length and a longer introducer sheath having a longer sheath length; a heating element located on the elongate member and having a heating length; a plurality of index markings marked on the elongate member; at least two final markings marked on the elongate member such that no markings similar to the final or index markings are located between the distal-most final marking and the heating element, each of the at least two final markings being marked so as to be visually distinct and different from the plurality of index markings, each of said final markings being spaced proximally from the proximal end of the heating length by at least the shorter sheath length;