Catheter

US6547757B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Biotronik Mess -und Therapiegeraede GmbH & Co. Ingenieurbuero Berlin · DE

Inventors

• Curt Kranz · Berlin, DE
• Max Schaldach · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2003
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/3317
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A catheter (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″), in particular for insertion into blood vessels of the human body, having at least one sensor (32) which is arranged at the distal end (12) of the catheter (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) and which is adapted to pick up a spacing signal which is dependent on the spacing of the sensor (32) with respect to the vessel wall, and control means (36, 36′, 36″) which are connected to the sensor for taking over the spacing signal.