Bailout receptacle for angioplasty catheter

Abstract

Abstract A bailout system (10) for procedures involving angioplasty catheters, comprising a receptacle (14) sized to fit inside an angioplasty guiding catheter (62), comprising an elongate tubular shaft (32) having a lumen (42) extending longitudinally therethrough from a proximal end (34) to a distal end (36), a balloon angioplasty catheter (12) extending through the lumen (42), the angioplasty catheter (12) and the receptacle (14) each adapted to slide longitudinally with respect to each other, and a longitudinally movable guidewire (60) extending through the lumen (42) but outside of the angioplasty catheter (12). Also disclosed is a method for using the system.

Inventors

• 👤 G. David Jang

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