Device for subcutaneously locating an implantable medical apparatus
US5695470A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A subcutaneous locating device for a blood filter is provided with a tubular component or catheter which can be perforated and is adapted so as to be implanted in a patient's body. The device comprises an external casing having a principal passage in order to receive therethrough a tubular component and a radial stud mounted so as to slide in the casing in order to perforate the tubular component and lock the casing along the latter under the control of an operator.
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