Catheter with angled ball tip for fallopian tube access and method
US5389089A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/906
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter for fallopian tube access comprising an elongated catheter body having a proximal region, a distal end and an elongated passage extending from the proximal region to the distal end. The elongated passage terminates in a distal opening at the distal end. The catheter body has an enlarged distal body portion and the distal opening is on the distal body portion. The distal body portion has a deflecting surface in the elongated passage adjacent the distal opening for directing a member or fluid passed through the elongated passage out of the distal opening along a path having a component which extends laterally of the catheter body.
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