Patent ID: 6755812
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter, including:an outer guide including an outer guide lumen, a distal end, a proximal end, and a predetermined deflection location proximate the distal end; an occlusion balloon affixed to the distal end of the outer guide; an inner guide including an inner guide lumen, a pre-formed distal end, and a proximal end, the inner guide movable within the outer guide lumen and displaceable beyond the distal end of the outer guide; and an actuator mechanism located at a proximal end of the catheter, the actuator mechanism changing a bend angle at the predetermined deflection location of the outer guide, and the proximal end of the inner guide accessible at the proximal end of the catheter allowing adjustable axial displacement of the pre-formed distal end of the inner guide relative to the distal end of the outer guide.