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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1997
Samuel F. Liprie, Lake Charles, LA (US);
Interventional Therapies, LLC, Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
There is provided a hollow tubular insert having a closed distal end for use within a treatment catheter of the type,used to perform an angioplasty procedure. The insert is provided to receive and guide a source wire having a radioactive distal portion to a position adjacent a stenotic site within a vessel. The insert generally includes an internal segment positionable within the treatment catheter and an external segment extending proximally from a proximal end of the internal segment. A bore extends from an open proximal end of the external segment to a closed distal end of the internal segment for receipt of the source wire. A first connector is provided between the internal and external segments for securing the insert to the treatment catheter. A second connector is provided to connect the insert to a remote afterloader device.