Wildcat

“The Wildcat CTO Catheter is intended to create a channel in totally occluded peripheral vessels. The device may also be used to faciliate the intraluminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond stenotic lesions (including sub and chronic total occlusions) in the peripheral vasculature prior to further percutaneous intervention. The Wildcat CTO Catheter is a 6F sheath and 0.035″” guidewire compatible over-the-wire device. It consists of a catheter shaft with a handle assembly at the porximal end and an atraumatic Distal Tip. A locking Luer connector at the proximal end provides entry to a lumen that supports and facilitates movement of a guidewire. The catheter has been irradiated for sterility and is intended for single use only. At the Slider’s most proximal location, the Wedges are in the retracted position. At the mid-point location, the Wedges are deployed. Moving the slider distal from this point initiates deflection of the Distal Tip. The amount of tip deflection increases with distal movement of the slider. At the most distal location, the Wedges remain fully deployed and the Distal Tip is at maximum deflection. The deployment and retraction of the Wedges as well as the deflection of the Distal Tip is visible under fluoroscopic guidance. The handle assembly consists of a Handle Body, Rotator, Tip Indicator, Slider, and Luer. The Handle Body controls rotational orientation of the catheter, including the flexible Distal Tip. The Rotator controls the rotational movement of the Distal Tip, independent of the catheter orientation. Rotational movement of the Distal Tip can be achieved either with Wedges deployed or retracted. Luer is provided to facilitate fluid flush and the entry/exit of the guidewire. “