The catheter
1. Catheter
There are many types with many different shapes and opening structures, which can be selective (flush catheter) or non-selective (flush catheter).
Non-selective angiography catheter | Selective angiography catheter |
2. Microcatheter
MicroFerret Super Selective Catheter (Cook) | Exelcior Super Selective Catheter (Boston Scientific) |
Conductor
1. Guide wires
Common conductors are 0.035-0.038 Inche in diameter, usually 150-260cm in length, straight or curved.
Terumo Conventional Conductor (0.035”) |
2. Microguide wires
Micro conductors are typically 0.01 to 0.018 Inche in diameter, and can range in hardness from soft, medium, hard or very hard. At the end of the micro-conductor can be straight, curved or bendable.
0.014” Transend Micro Conductor (Boston Scientific) | Microguide wire structure of RadioFocus GT (Terumor) |
3. Conductors passing through occlusion sites (CTO-wires)