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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Quang Q. Tran, Fremont, CA (US);
Marlowe Patterson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Henry Nita, Milpitas, CA (US);
Paul C. Slaikeu, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Target Therapeutics, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/500 ;
Abstract
This invention is to a minimally invasive surgical device. In particular, the invention relates to an infusion catheter which may be used in cardiovascular and endovascular procedures to deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, or vasoocclusive agents to a target site accessible through the vasculature. The device is a flow-directed infusion catheter having a variety of sections of different flexibilities with tapered junctions between those sections. The inventive catheter is directed to that target site by a flow of blood to the site.