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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jillian Hrnicek, Avada, CO (US);
Vihar C. Surti, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61M 25/0041 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61B 1/0125 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1042 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter is described for use in cannulating a bile duct in ERCP or sphincterotomy procedures. The catheter has a continuous compound curve that has first and second curves. The first and second curves have radii of curvature and lengths that orient the tip of the catheter selectively toward a bile duct.