Catheter Y-connector with guidewire locking means

Patent 4844092 Issued on July 4, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 28, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 07/174507 filed on 03/28/1988

US Classes:

600/585, Flexible catheter guide600/434, Catheter guide means604/164.13Guidewire within flexible body entering conduit

Examiners

Primary: Howell, Kyle L.
Assistant: Sykes, Angela D.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A61M 25/01 (20060101)

Abstract

A Y-connector for attachment to the proximal end of a guide catheter which includes an arm projecting from the side of the Y-connector, the arm including a clamp for securing a catheter guidewire against movement relative to the guide catheter.