Rotate-to-advance catheterization system
US7780650B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera assembly for positioning within a bodily passageway, including a camera, a catheter adapted to retain the camera, and a rotary coupling interconnecting the catheter and the camera. The catheter is provided with helically-wound threads thereon. The rotary coupling permits the catheter to rotate and thereby move axially while the camera remains rotationally stationary.
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