Magnetically enhanced injection catheter
US7218962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter adapted to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic agents to a target tissue of a human body is disclosed. A catheter in accordance with the present invention comprises a magnetic field source for directing the flow of the therapeutic of diagnostic agent. The therapeutic or diagnostic agent may be conjugated with diamagnetic particles, ferromagnetic particles, super paramagnetic particles, or paramagnetic particles.
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