Method for performing angioplasty and angiography with a single catheter
US7873404B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combination catheter enables performing an angiogram and an angioplasty (and repetitions of one or both) with the same catheter instrument, without removal from and re-insertion into an artery until the procedure is completed.
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