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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Jon St. Germain, Elk River, MN (US);
Scott A. Olson, Princeton, MN (US);
Daniel J. Klima, Andover, MN (US);
John A. Roop, Millbrae, CA (US);
Paul J. Thompson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jon St. Germain, Elk River, MN (US);
Scott A. Olson, Princeton, MN (US);
Daniel J. Klima, Andover, MN (US);
John A. Roop, Millbrae, CA (US);
Paul J. Thompson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico, LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Abstract
A system for arterial access for delivery of treatment devices is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a guidewire and a catheter. The catheter comprises a handle and a shaft. The shaft may be a steerable/deflectable tip shaft with a lumen adapted to allow passage of the guidewire at least partially there through. A passive sheath may also be provided to be delivered over the shaft. The handle controls the steerable/deflectable tip shaft and may be used to deflect the distal tip of the shaft.