Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Medical Devices
Medical Devices
Catheter Apparatus And Method
WARF: P180230US02

Inventors: Paul Laeseke, Michael Woods, Emily Foran, Will Flanigan, Alexandra Doersch, Brett Struthers, Joseph Ashley


The Invention
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and/or apparatuses involving the deployment and coupling of catheters. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, each of first and second catheters extend from a proximal end to a distal end and has a magnet. The catheters may be deployed, and the distal ends of the respective catheters can be aligned and connected via magnetic coupling of the magnets to one another. A shaft structure is configured and arranged to extend within the first catheter and into the second catheter, through the connected distal ends of the respective catheters.
Additional Information
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