Catheter stylet with catheter accommodating lumen

US8251955B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Mittermeyer · Landshut, DE
• Christoph Pedain · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/0063
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a catheter stylet for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein the stylet comprises an accommodating lumen for at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter. It also relates to a catheter stylet catheter system, comprising such a stylet and comprising a catheter which comprises a fluid-guiding line, and to a method for stiffening a catheter during the placing process, wherein a stylet which comprises an accommodating lumen is arranged around at least one fluid-guiding line of the catheter.