CPC A61F 2/2466 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0133 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61M 2025/015 (2013.01); A61M 2025/018 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
introducing, into a body of a subject, a catheter system that includes:
a wire,
a translatable catheter, having a preformed curved portion proximate a distal end of the translatable catheter,
a first tether, coupled to the wire, and passing proximally through the translatable catheter, and
a second tether, attached to the preformed curved portion;
positioning the catheter system such that the wire is disposed at a first location in the body; and
while the wire remains at the first location, translating the translatable catheter away from the wire by manipulating the first tether and the second tether.
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