What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Pre-shaped catheter with a tight shepherd’s-crook bend and a short inward-facing distal tip.
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Shepherd hook catheter
Visceral hook catheter
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Engages sharply downward or angulated aortic branch origins, including selected celiac, mesenteric, renal, and other visceral ostia, for angiography and embolization.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
Its compact hook engages steep takeoffs directly; unlike Simmons and SOS catheters, it does not require a broad secondary reverse curve to obtain reach.