Catheter with pressure sensor
US4718425A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter equipped with a pressure sensor, which is composed of a fine insertion tube provided with the pressure sensor at the tip thereof and having sufficient stiffness to permit its insertion into and through a blood vessel and a fine and flexible guide tube connected to the fine insertion tube.
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