STEERABLE CATHETER WITH ADJUSTABLE BEND

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
RADII	CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORPORATION	995 Benecia Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086	steerable catheter with adjustable bend for endocardial mapping and ablation;
RADII-T	CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORPORATION	995 Benecia Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086	steerable catheter with adjustable bend for endocardial mapping and ablation;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Systems and methods employing a small guage steerable catheter (30) including a locatable guide (32) with a sheath (40), particularly as an enhancement to a bronchoscope (14). A typical procedure is as follows. The location of a target in a reference coordinate system is detected or imported. The catheter (30) is navigated to the target which tracking the distal tip (34) of the guide (32) in the reference coordinate system. Insertion of the catheter is typically via a working channel of a convention bronchoscope. Once the tip of the catheter is positioned at the target, the guide (32) is withdrawn, leaving the sheath (40) secured in place. The sheath (40) is then used as a guide channel to direct a medical tool to target.