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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
Richard Gribbons, Galway, IE;
John Macnamara, Galway, IE;
Niall Duffy, Galway, IE;
Ash Varma, Galway, IE;
Gerry Clarke, Galway, IE;
Mark Casley, Galway, IE;
Noel Coyle, Galway, IE;
David Quinn, Galway, IE;
Rodney Bell, Galway, IE;
Kevin Boyle, Galway, IE;
Kevin Treacy, Galway, IE;
Patrick Duane, Galway, IE;
Paula Mcdonnell, Galway, IE;
Declan Costello, Galway, IE;
Richard Gribbons, Galway, IE;
John MacNamara, Galway, IE;
Niall Duffy, Galway, IE;
Ash Varma, Galway, IE;
Gerry Clarke, Galway, IE;
Mark Casley, Galway, IE;
Noel Coyle, Galway, IE;
David Quinn, Galway, IE;
Rodney Bell, Galway, IE;
Kevin Boyle, Galway, IE;
Kevin Treacy, Galway, IE;
Patrick Duane, Galway, IE;
Paula McDonnell, Galway, IE;
Declan Costello, Galway, IE;
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.