Apparatuses and method for determining if a catheter is engaged with a blood clot
US12274834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2217/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatuses for identifying a clot material in contact with a suction catheter. For example, an apparatus as described herein may include a flexible elongate body having a suction lumen, and an aspiration opening sensor comprising at least two electrodes, and a controller configured to distinguish between clot and blood based on an impedance signal between the two or more electrodes.
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