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Percutaneous mapping system

US6241665A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 1998
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/043
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A percutaneous mapping system includes a mapping wire, for percutaneous insertion into an internal body cavity, having a plurality of spaced imaging markers; and an insertion device for deploying the mapping wire in a spiral configuration inside the cavity with the markers distributed about the inner wall of the cavity.

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