Patent ID: 8285362

Claim:
A catheter comprising: an outer tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end; an inner tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner tubular body positioned within the outer tubular body and extending from the proximal end of the outer tubular body to the distal end of the outer tubular body, the inner tubular body defining a lumen therethrough for delivering an interventional device extending from the proximal end of the inner tubular body to an exit port located at the distal end of the inner tubular body, wherein the outer tubular body and inner tubular body are disposed for selective relative movement therebetween; a deflectable imaging device, at least a portion of which is permanently located distal to the distal end of the outer tubular body; a hinge supportably interconnected to the distal end of one of the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body and restrainably interconnected to the distal end of the other one of the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body, wherein the deflectable imaging device is supportably interconnected to the hinge; and wherein upon the selective relative movement, the deflectable imaging device is selectively deflectable in a predetermined manner.