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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrea Venturelli, Concesio, IT;
Assignee:
Invatec S.r.l., , IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/00 ; A61M 2/900 ; A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/00 ; A61M 2/900 ; A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ;
Abstract
A dilation catheter structure of the rapid exchange is provided with an inflatable balloon and with a lumen for a guide thread. The catheter comprises a distal tube ( ) and a guide tube ( ). The guide tube ( ) extends into the distal tube ( ), and the proximal ends ( ′) of the guide tube ( ) and the distal tube ( ) are joined to one another and at the distal end ( ′) of the main tube ( ). The proximal end ( ′) of the guide tube ( ) has an opening on one side of the main tube ( ) and the proximal end ( ′) of the distal tube ( ) reaches the distal end of the main tube and the proximal end of the guide tube tightly and simultaneously.