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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2002
Applicants:
Daniel C. Rosenman, South San Francisco, CA (US);
R. Hardwin Mead, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter A. Altman, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel C. Rosenman, South San Francisco, CA (US);
R. Hardwin Mead, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter A. Altman, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
BioCardia, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter system suitable for implanting pacemaker leads. A guide catheter is provided with steering capability, and the necessary steering components are modified to permit the catheter to be sliced during withdrawal, so that the proximal forced applied to the pacemaker lead is minimized and the lead is less likely to be dislodged.