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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1985
Jeffrey S Frisbie, San Jose, CA (US);
Wilfred J Samson, Saratoga, CA (US);
John V Hoek, Wildomar, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Steerable dilatation catheter assembly having an adapter with at least one arm. A guide wire having proximal and distal ends is provided with the proximal end extending through the adapter. A flexible tubular member has one end secured to the adapter and extends over the guide wire and has a balloon carried by a distal portion thereof. The distal extremity of the balloon is bonded to the guide wire to form a liquid-tight seal between the guide wire and the balloon. A flexible tip is secured to the guide wire. A rotation limiter secured to the guide wire and carried by the arm for rotating the guide wire through a number of turns less than a predetermined number of turns.