Healthcare Professionals
TourGuide Steerable Sheath
EVAR and TEVAR Procedures
Your browser is out of date
With an updated browser, you will have a better Medtronic website experience. Update my browser now.
Healthcare Professionals
EVAR and TEVAR Procedures
Precisely guide your next intervention with the TourGuide™ steerable sheath. The sheath can deflect up to 180° to facilitate the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic devices to a wide variety of vessel takeoffs and challenging anatomical areas.*
The TourGuide steerable sheath is available for sale in the United States and Europe.
The steerable sheath, model TourGuide is intended for the introduction of diagnostic and therapeutic devices into the human vasculature, including but not limited to intracardiac, renal, or other peripheral placements. Do not use this device for neural placements.
The TourGuide steerable sheath provides quick access to indicated anatomy. By minimizing multiple exchanges associated with different catheter selections, the sheath may reduce overall procedure time.
TourGuide Steerable Sheath Design
Features of the TourGuide steerable sheath include:
Find this technical manual in the product labeling supplied with each device or by calling technical support for cardiovascular devices: 877-526-7890.
Model Number | Inner Diameter Size (F) |
Usable Length (cm) |
Deflection Length @ 180° (mm) |
---|---|---|---|
TG0654509 | 6.5 | 45 | 9 |
TG0654517 | 6.5 | 45 | 17 |
TG0655509 | 6.5 | 55 | 9 |
TG0655517 | 6.5 | 55 | 17 |
TG0659009 | 6.5 | 90 | 9 |
TG0704509 | 7.0 | 45 | 9 |
TG0704517 | 7.0 | 45 | 17 |
TG0705509 | 7.0 | 55 | 9 |
TG0705517 | 7.0 | 55 | 17 |
TG0709009 | 7.0 | 90 | 9 |
TG0854517 | 8.5 | 45 | 17 |
TG0854522 | 8.5 | 45 | 22 |
TG0855517 | 8.5 | 55 | 17 |
TG0855522 | 8.5 | 55 | 22 |
TG0859017 | 8.5 | 90 | 17 |
Bench test data on file at Medtronic. Test data not indicative of clinical performance.
Lock feature inherent in design to hold curve while delivering devices.
OSCOR SEG Characterization Study; Joshua D Adams, MD, and Claudio J Schonholz, MD. Variable Curve Directable Guide Sheath from Aptus to Facilitate Other Challenging Endovascular Procedures. Session 47, NEW TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGY AND CONCEPTS