Guide catheters hemostatic valve

Fig. 4.80 A. Lead delivery system with guide catheters. Hemostatic valve, guide wires and EP catheter. Courtesy Guidant/Boston Scientific. B. Family of guide catheters with multiple distal tip curves. Courtesy Medtronic Corporation. C. Hemostatic valve and flush system. Courtesy Guidant/Boston Scientific, (from Belott PH Implantation Techniques for Cardiac resynchronization Therapy Barold SS, Mugica J Fifth Decade of Cardiac Pacing. Armonk NY Futura. 2004 pp 10)...

II. Guide catheters multiple shapes and lengths ni. Hemostatic valves with optional flush system... 

There is potential for aspiration of large quantities of air cansing air embolization with conscious sedation. This problem has been obviated by adequate patient preparation and utilization of sheaths incorporating h ostalic valves and guiding catheters equipped with hemostatic mechanisms. 

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