FLEXIBLE SLEEVE, ADJUSTABLE CONTACT SURFACE, AND FLUID CONTACT MONITOR FOR CATHETER

Title:

FLEXIBLE SLEEVE, ADJUSTABLE CONTACT SURFACE, AND FLUID CONTACT MONITOR FOR CATHETER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2007103258

Kind Code:

A9

Abstract:

A catheter is provided for the injection of therapeutic agents at a target site within a patient's body. The catheter includes a first elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a lumen extending therebetween. The catheter also includes a second elongated shaft in the form of a needle slidingly disposed in the first elongated shaft, the needle having a distal end and a proximal and a lumen extending therebetween. The catheter may include a flexible sleeve, wherein the flexible sleeve compresses along the inside of a curve and elongates along the outside of a curve. The catheter may additionally or alternatively include an adjustable distal tissue contact surface, wherein the position of the distal tissue contact surface may be adjusted with respect to a stop surface for stopping the advancement of a needle. The catheter may additionally or alternatively include a fluid pressure contact monitor.

Inventors:

ESKURI ALAN D (US)
JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER (US)
HARRIS CHAD (US)
HAWK MATTHEW L (US)
KIM GRACE (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2007/005508

Publication Date:

December 21, 2007

Filing Date:

March 05, 2007

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Assignee:

BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (US)
ESKURI ALAN D (US)
JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER (US)
HARRIS CHAD (US)
HAWK MATTHEW L (US)
KIM GRACE (US)

International Classes:

A61M25/00

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