Catheter extension control
US11871977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure pertains to devices and methods for diagnosis and treatment of biological tissue in which the tissue is accessed by a catheter through a working channel of an endoscope and in which the degree of extension of a distal tip of the catheter beyond a distal tip of the endoscope is controlled.
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