Multi-channel catheter tip
US7672713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tip assembly for a catheter includes a housing having a recess that receives an optical bench. The optical bench accommodates adjacent fibers, one of which is in optical communication with a first beam re-director. The first beam re-director is oriented to cause a beam incident thereon to travel in a direction away from the optical bench. An engaging structure coupled to the optical bench provides torque coupling between the housing and an end of a torque cable extending axially along the catheter.
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