Patent · US Active

Locatable catheter

US8611984B2 · kind B2 · utility

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631References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Benny Greenburg · Hod HaSharon, IL
Dorian Averbuch · Ramat HaSharon, IL
Oded Zur · Kochav Yair Tzur Yigal, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2010
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter having a sensor at a distal end thereof, useable to detect and create signals from an electromagnetic field. The sensor is constructed and arranged to leave a lumen of the catheter open such that it may be used to pass instruments therethrough once a target location has been reached.

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