What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Slender catheter with a gentle distal bend and short angled tip, creating a more gradual profile than a Headhunter hook.
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Vertebral catheter
Arch-branch selective catheter
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Selects vertebral, subclavian, and other arch branches and is also used for uterine, visceral, and venous branch navigation.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
The Vertebral curve is gentle and directional without a large secondary loop; it is less hook-like than Headhunter and less complex than Simmons or SOS shapes.