Patent · US Expired

Flexible catheter

US5472423A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 3, 1994
Grant dateDec 5, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 3, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A flexible catheter is provided for use with an antenna which radiates high-frequency or microwave energy, the catheter having a carrier tube and an outer layer of microporous polytetrafluoroethylene on the outer circumference of the carrier tube.

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