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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Kenneth C. Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael R. Leners, East Bethel, MN (US);
Jesse T. Torbert, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Ralph J. Thomas, Champlin, MN (US);
Kenneth C. Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael R. Leners, East Bethel, MN (US);
Jesse T. Torbert, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Ralph J. Thomas, Champlin, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Elongated medical devices are disclosed adapted to be inserted through an access pathway into a body vessel, organ or cavity to locate a therapeutic or diagnostic distal segment of the elongated medical device into alignment with an anatomic feature of interest. Multi-lumen steerable catheters having a deflection lumen liner and a delivery lumen liner are adapted to be deflected by a deflection mechanism within or advanced through the deflection lumen liner to enable advancement of the catheter distal end through a tortuous pathway. At least one lumen liner is formed of a no yield elastomer.