Slipover illuminating ureteral catheter and method of installation
US5954652A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ureteral catheter device composed of a catheter made of light transmitting material, the catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, and being formed to have a drainage lumen that extends between, and is open at the distal and proximal ends, and a second lumen that extends substantially parallel to the drainage lumen; and a single fiber optic filament housed in the second lumen, the fiber optic filament being provided to conduct light in a manner to illuminate the catheter.
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