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Magnetic device for use with medical catheters and method

US5606980A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateNov 14, 1994
Grant dateMar 4, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 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.

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