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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernesto Hernandez, Miami, FL (US);
Francisco O Castillo, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Israel Pagan, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604264 ; 604283 ; 604905 ;
Abstract
An intravascular catheter is described which is capable of rapid exchange without dislodging of a guidewire and without the presence of side apertures in the catheter. The catheter comprises a plurality of segments which are secured together in end-to-end relation, but which are separable into separated segments by the user while the distal catheter end is inserted in the vascular system of a patient.