Patent · US Expired

Implanted body catheter

US6053902A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1998
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0286
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tubular catheter for implantation in a tubular structure of a human or animal body, comprising a lumen, characterized in that the catheter comprises a minimum of one radial groove.

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