Apparatus and method for improving diagnoses
US6577887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/702
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus and method alters the intravenous delivery of pharmaceuticals to enhance imaging of the vasculature of an animal. The apparatus includes a pressure-inducing component that is sized to attach circumferentially to an extremity of an animal thereby impeding arterial blood flow causing said pharmaceuticals to remain at selected levels within the vasculature.
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