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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Plaia, Redwood City, CA (US);
Richard L Mueller, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chris Decaria, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Devices For Vascular Intervention, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 22 ; 606159 ; 606194 ;
Abstract
A catheter system comprises a flexible catheter tube or body having a housing secured to its distal end. A plurality of structurally distinct terminal components are provided to attach to the forward end of the housing, while a plurality of interchangeable interventional elements are provided to attach to a drive member within the catheter. By properly selecting the terminal components and the interventional elements, a wide variety of specific therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities may be provided.