Patent · US Expired

Navigable catheter

US6947788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 2001
Grant dateSep 20, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2034/2072
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter, including: a housing having a transverse inner dimension of at most about two millimeters; and a coil arrangement including five coils and five solid cores. Each of the coils is wound around one of the solid cores. The coils are non-coaxial. The coil arrangement is mounted inside the housing.

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