Magnetic device for use with medical catheters and method
US5606980A · kind A · utility
14Cited by
8References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic device for use with a medical catheter and a guidewire incorporates a magnet adapted to attract a portion of the guidewire and thereby impose a magnetic force tending to inhibit longitudinal motion of the guidewire.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.