Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Needle catheter
- Patent Title (中): 针导管
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Application No.: US11841470Application Date: 2007-08-20
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Publication No.: US08152758B2Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Gregory Waimong Chan , Fernando Gonzalez , Thuhuong Thi Phan , Dwight A. Ambat , Manolo Lumauig , Mina W. Chow
- Applicant: Gregory Waimong Chan , Fernando Gonzalez , Thuhuong Thi Phan , Dwight A. Ambat , Manolo Lumauig , Mina W. Chow
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Agent Angela Augustus
- Main IPC: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00

Abstract:
An apparatus including an expandable body; at least one delivery cannula coupled to an exterior portion of the expandable body; a needle having a protuberance thereon disposed in a lumen of the at least one delivery cannula; a stop disposed in the lumen of the at least one delivery cannula at a position distal to the protuberance on the needle. A method including positioning a catheter assembly including at least one needle delivery device disposed in an at least one delivery cannula, the at least one delivery cannula having an exit end; modifying the shape of the catheter assembly to modify the orientation of the exit end of the at least one delivery cannula at a region of interest; and advancing the at least one needle delivery device beyond the exit end of the at least one delivery cannula according to a controlled orientation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080125709A1 NEEDLE CATHETER Public/Granted day:2008-05-29
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