A plastic curved tube (so-called ‘guide catheter’) with an inner diameter ranging from 1,47 mm to 2,29 mm and a length of 100 cm with a radiopaque marker and an atraumatic (flexible) tip. The article comprises a double interlock knit flat section of stainless steel, encapsulated in plastic material (PEBA, polyphthalamide (PPA), Nylon) and it has a lubricant coating applied to the silicon inner surface of the guide catheter. The guide catheter enables access to the coronary artery through a vein. Other appliances can be directed by this guide catheter to the artery. The radiopaque marker makes it possible to locate the exact position of the atraumatic tip in the body. The guide catheter is removed from the body and discarded after treatment. The article is presented in packaging and is sterilised.
[1][1]. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R1038