Catheter placement detection system and operator interface
US6780182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/065
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for facilitating the placement of a catheter within the human body, in a lumen or vessel such as the fallopian tubes, and controlling the catheter after placement. The system coordinates the operation of treatment electrodes on the catheter with informative displays and prompts to an operator, based on information derived from electrical parameters of position detection electrodes on the catheter.
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