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Orientable cardiovascular sound

US4685473A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 1986
Grant dateAug 11, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M25/0122
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Orientable endovascular sound for the exploration of the arteries. Between the head and the body, the sound has a zone of articulation, in which there are bellows which can be inflated by a fluid to produce the orientation of the head in a radial direction opposite the inflated bellows.

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