Apparatus and method for independent movement of an instrument within a linear catheter
US5300023A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of positioning an elongated instrument in an everting catheter is disclosed. The everting catheter includes an inflatable everting element which circumscribes a region of the instrument and which is inflated to grip the instrument. The everting catheter and instrument extend into a patient to a desired region within the body. Flush solution is introduced between the everting element and the instrument, and the instrument is moved relative to the everting element while the flush solution is between the everting element and the instrument.
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