Adjustable catheter tip
US8414632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter tip has an outer surface section, an inner surface section, a spatial configuration and at least one segment of electroactive polymer. The inner surface section defines a guide wire lumen. The electroactive polymer has an actuated state and a non-actuated state. In an actuated state, the electroactive polymer alters the spatial configuration of the catheter tip.
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