Guide catheter with sensing element
US5701905A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guide catheter includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end. A pressure or other sensor is disposed at or near the distal end of the body, preferably having an active surface thereof disposed away from the direction of blood flow when the catheter is present in a particular blood vessel, such as the aorta adjacent to a coronary ostium.
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