Guide catheters

Launcher™ guide catheter

<p>The Launcher™ guide catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced into the coronary and peripheral vascular system.</p>

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Celebrating 20 years

Watch a short animation highlighting the incredible 20-year milestone of the Launcher™ guide catheter.

Celebrating 20 years

Watch a short animation highlighting the incredible 20-year milestone of the Launcher™ guide catheter.

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In this interview with John Horrigan, Medtronic Sr. Principal R&D Engineer, learn about the inspiration behind the creation of the Launcher™ guide catheter, and why it is still impactful today.

Product details^†

Full-Wall technology is a shaft construction process that optimizes the balance between a large lumen² and robust performance¹ — offering excellent kink resistance³ and curve retention.¹ The encapsulated flat wire braid enables thinner, robust walls⁴ without compromising support or retention.¹

Check out the advantages of the Sherpa™ NX coronary guide catheters.

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Launcher™ 5 Fr guide catheters

Left coronary curves					Backup support left
Left standard	Short left	JCL	Amplatz left	Short amplatz left	EBU
LA5JL20	LA5SL35	LA5JCL30	LA5AL75	LA5SAL75	LA5EBU20
LA5JL30	LA5SL40	LA5JCL40	LA5AL10	LA5SAL10	LA5EBU30
LA5JL35	—	LA5JCL45	LA5AL15	LA5SAL15	LA5EBU35
LA5JL40	—	—	LA5AL20	LA5SAL20	LA5EBU375
LA5JL45	—	—	LA5AL25	—	LA5EBU40
LA5JL50	—	—	LA5AL30	—	LA5EBU45
LA5JL60	—	—	LA5AL40	—	LA5EBU50

Right coronary curves
Right standard	Short right	JCR	Amplatz right	Shepherd’s crook right	Backup support right
LA5JR30	LA5SR40	LA5JCR35	LA5AR10	LA5SCR35	LA5RBU35
LA5JR35	—	LA5JCR40	LA5AR20	LA5SCR40	LA5RBU40
LA5JR40	—	LA5JCR45	LA5ALR12	—	ECR
LA5JR45	—	—	Short amplatz right	—	LA5ECR35
LA5JR50	—	—	LA5SAR10	—	LA5ECR40
LA5JR60	—	—	LA5SAR20	—	3-dimensional
—	—	—	—	—	LA53DRIGHT

Other curves
Multipurpose	MAC (Multi-aortic)	Bypass	Champ	Radial specialty	NOTO
LA5MB1	LA5MAC30	LA5IMA	LA5CHAMP05	LA5LARA	LA5NOTO
LA5MB2	LA5MAC35	LA5LCB	LA5CHAMP10	LA5MRADIAL	EL GAMAL
LA5MPST	LA5MAC375	LA5RCB	LA5CHAMP15	LA5MRESS	LA5ELGAMAL
LA5HSI	LA5MAC40	—	LA5CHAMP20	LA5RRAD	—
LA5HSII	—	—	LA5CHAMP25	—	—
LA5HSIII	—	—	LA5CHAMP30	—	—
LA5HSREL	—	—	—	—	—

Launcher™ 6 Fr guide catheters

Left coronary curves					Backup support left
Left standard (JL)	Short left (SL)	JCL	Amplatz left	Short amplatz left	EBU
LA6JL30	LA6SL30	LA6JCL30	LA6AL75	LA6SAL75	LA6EBU30
LA6JL35	LA6SL35	LA6JCL35	LA6AL10	LA6SAL10	LA6EBU325
LA6JL40	LA6SL40	LA6JCL40	LA6AL15	LA6SAL15	LA6EBU35
LA6JL45	LA6SL45	LA6JCL45	LA6AL20	LA6SAL20	LA6EBU375
LA6JL50	LA6SL50	LA6JCL50	LA6AL25	LA6SAL25	LA6EBU40
LA6JL60	—	—	LA6AL30	LA6SAL30	LA6EBU45
Left standard (FL)	—	—	LA6AL40	—	LA6EBU50
LA6FL35	—	—	—	—	—
LA6FL40	—	—	—	—	—

Right coronary curves
Right standard	Short right	JCR	Amplatz right	Shepherd’s crook right	Backup support right
LA6JR30	LA6SR30	LA6JCR35	LA6AR10	LA6SCR35	LA6RBU35
LA6JR35	LA6SR35	LA6JCR40	LA6AR20	LA6SCR40	LA6RBU40
LA6JR40	LA6SR40	LA6JCR45	LA6ALR12	LA6SCR50	LA6RBU45
LA6JR45	LA6SR60	—	Short amplatz right	—	ECR
LA6JR50	—	—	LA6SAR10	—	LA6ECR35
LA6JR60	—	—	LA6SAR20	—	LA6ECR40
Right standard (FR)	—	—	—	—	LA6ECR45
LA6FR35	—		—	—	3-dimensional
LA6FR40	—	—	—	—	LA63DRC
—		—	—	—	LA63DRIGHT

Other curves
Multipurpose	MAC (Multi-Aortic)	Bypass	Champ	Peripheral	Radial specialty
LA6MB1	LA6MAC30	LA6LCB	LA6CHAMP05	LA6IMAK	LA6LARA
LA6MB2	LA6MAC35	LA6RCB	LA6CHAMP10	LA6JR40K	LA6MRADIAL
LA6MP1	LA6MAC375	LA6RCB	LA6CHAMP15	LA6RDCK	LA6MRESS
LA6MP2	LA6MAC40	LA6RCBII	LA6CHAMP20	—	LA6RRAD
LA6MPST	LA6MAC45	LA6IMA	LA6CHAMP25	—	NOTO
LA6HSI	LA6MAC50	LA6IMAD	LA6CHAMP30	—	LA6NOTO
LA6HSII	—	—	—	—	EL GAMAL
LA6RMHSII	—	—	—	—	LA6ELGAMAL
LA6HSIII	—	—	—	—	—

Launcher™ 7 Fr guide catheters

Left coronary curves					Backup support left
Left standard (JL)	Short left (SL)	JCL	Amplatz left	Short amplatz left	EBU
LA7JL30	LA7SL35	LA7JCL35	LA7AL75	LA7SAL75	LA7EBU30
LA7JL35	LA7SL40	LA7JCL40	LA7AL10	LA7SAL10	LA7EBU30D
LA7JL40	—	LA7JCL45	LA7AL10D	LA7SAL15	LA7EBU35
LA7JL45	—		LA7AL15	LA7SAL20	LA7EBU35D
LA7JL50	—	—	LA7AL20	—	LA7EBU375
LA7JL60	—	—	LA7AL20D	—	LA7EBU40
—	—	—	LA7AL25	—	LA7EBU40D
—	—	—	LA7AL30	—	LA7EBU45
—	—	—	LA7AL40	—	LA7EBU50

Right coronary curves
Right standard	Short right	Amplatz right	Shepherd’s crook right	Backup support right
LA7JR30	LA7SR30	LA7AR10	LA7SCR35	LA7RBU35
LA7JR35	LA7SR35	LA7AR10D	LA7SCR40	LA7RBU40
LA7JR40	LA7SR40	LA7AR20	—	ECR
LA7JR40D	LA7SR60	LA7AR20D	—	LA7ECR35
LA7JR45	—	LA7ALR12	—	LA7ECR40
LA7JR50	—	Short amplatz right	—	3-dimensional
LA7JR60	—	LA7SAR10	—	LA73DRC
—	—	LA7SAR20	—	LA73DRIGHT

Other curves
Multipurpose	MAC (Multi-aortic)	Bypass	Champ	Peripheral	NOTO
LA7HSI	LA7MAC30	LA7IMA	LA7CHAMP10	LA7CHAMP15K	LA7NOTO
LA7HSII	LA7MAC35	LA7IMAD	LA7CHAMP15	LA7CHAMP20K	EL GAMAL
LA7HSIII	LA7MAC375	LA7LCB	LA7CHAMP20	LA7IMAK	LA7ELGAMAL
LA7MB1	LA7MAC40	LA7LCBD	—	LA7JR40K	—
LA7MB2	—	LA7RCB	—	LA7MPHK	—
LA7MP1	—	LA7RCBD	—	LA7MP1K	—
LA7MP1D	—	—	—	LA7PK1W	—
LA7MPST	—	—	—	LA7RDCK	—
—	—	—	—	LA7SCR40K	—

Launcher™ 8 Fr guide catheters

Left coronary curves					Backup support left
Left standard (JL)	Short left (SL)	JCL	Amplatz left	Short amplatz left	EBU
LA8JL30	LA8SL40	LA8JCL35	LA8AL75	LA8SAL75	LA8EBU30
LA8JL35	—	LA8JCL40	LA8AL10	LA8SAL10	LA8EBU35
LA8JL40	—	—	LA8AL10D	LA8SAL15	LA8EBU35D
LA8JL40D	—	—	LA8AL15	LA8SAL20	LA8EBU375
LA8JL45	—	—	LA8AL20	—	LA8EBU40
LA8JL50	—	—	LA8AL20D	—	LA8EBU40D
LA8JL60	—	—	LA8AL30	—	LA8EBU45
—	—	—	LA8AL40	—	LA8EBU50

Right coronary curves
Right standard	Short right	Amplatz right	Shepherd’s crook right	Backup support right
LA8JR30	LA8SR30	LA8AR10	LA8SCR35	LA8RBU35
LA8JR35	LA8SR35	LA8AR20	LA8SCR40	LA8RBU40
LA8JR35D	LA8SR40	LA8ALR12	—	3-dimensional
LA8JR40	LA8SR60	—	—	LA83DRC
LA8JR40D	—	—	—	—
LA8JR45	—	—	—	—
LA8JR50	—	—	—	—

Other curves
Multipurpose	Bypass	Peripheral	NOTO
LA8HSI	LA8IMA	LA8CHAMP20K	LA8NOTO
LA8RMHSII	LA8IMAD	LA8IMAK	ELGAMAL
LA8HSIII	LA8LCB	LA8JR40K	LA8ELGAMAL
LA8MB1	LA8RCB	LA8MP1K	LA8ELGAMAL2
LA8MB1D	—	LA8PK1W	LA8ELGAMAL3
LA8MB2	—	LA8RDCK	—
LA8MB2D	—	—	—
LA8MP1	—	—	—
LA8MPST	—	—	—