Patent ID: 8123742

Claim:
A catheter device comprising: an elongated body member having a distal portion and an end; a guide member; a guiding mechanism coupled to the elongated body member and configured so as to guide the guide member; wherein the guiding mechanism includes an exit portion from which the guide member exits when the guide member is being deployed from the guiding mechanism, where the exit portion is disposed with respect to the distal portion so the distal portion deflects from and with respect to the guide member, when the guide member is in deployed condition; wherein the distal portion is that portion of the elongated body member extending from the guiding mechanism exit portion to the end of the elongated body member; and a deflection mechanism that extends within the elongated body and is operably coupled to the distal portion so as to cause the distal portion to deflect with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body member.