title: The Probe exchange catheter.
abstract: In order to provide exchange capability to non-over-the-wire systems (i.e., Probe), an exchange catheter composed of an inner sheath catheter (.039'' external diameter) and a 4 French outer catheter was devised. The system was utilized to exchange between an over- to a non-over-the-wire system, different non-over-the-wire systems, and to provide balloon dilatation backup to the soft non-over-the-wire systems in difficult-to-engage vein graft takeoff. The system was successfully utilized in 50 patients without any related complications.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dorros
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lewin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011095:Polyethylenes
chemical_list: D011095:Polyethylenes