What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Low-profile microcatheter with a torque-responsive, often pre-angled distal tip and a proximal torque-control element that allows deliberate rotational steering.
05-06
Torqueable microcatheter
Torqueable microcatheter
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Provides rotationally responsive distal navigation for superselective catheterization when fixed-tip microcatheters are difficult to direct. Typical contexts include gastrointestinal, pelvic, hepatic, and tumor embolization.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
The defining feature is torque transmission to the distal tip, allowing deliberate rotational branch selection beyond what a fixed-shape coaxial microcatheter can provide.