公开(公告)号：WO1992015360A1

公开(公告)日：1992-09-17

申请号：PCT/US1992001523

申请日：1992-03-04

Applicant: PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： PROGRESSIVE ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEMS, INC. ,  HESS, Robert, L. ,  CALLISTER, Jeffrey, P.

IPC: A61M29/02

CPC classification number: A61M25/104 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M2025/0079 ,  A61M2025/1063 ,  A61M2025/1093

Abstract: An angioplasty catheter (10) having a tube (12) with a balloon-like member (14) connected to the tube (12) at the distal end (20) thereof and a guidewire (16) removably insertable within the tube (12) and capable of engaging the end of the catheter within the vicinity of the balloon-like member (14), the guidewire (16) and the tube (12) being in close-fitting relationship such that there is insufficient space around the guidewire (16) to allow inflation or deflation of the balloon-like member (14) in a reasonable amount of time with the inserted guidewire (16).