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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA (US);
Hab Seang, Lowell, MA (US);
Inventors:
Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA (US);
Hab Seang, Lowell, MA (US);
Assignee:
C.R. Bard, Inc, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter includes a pull wire which extends through two different lumen and attaches to the distal end of the catheter at an off-axis location. By tensioning the pull wire, the catheter can assume various complex curves, depending on the respective lumen through which the pull wire passes.