发明申请
- 专利标题: Catheter
- 专利标题(中): 导管
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申请号: US11311927申请日: 2005-12-19
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公开(公告)号: US20070010786A1公开(公告)日: 2007-01-11
- 发明人: Brendan Casey , Avril O'Higgins , Eamon Brady , Patrick Griffin
- 申请人: Brendan Casey , Avril O'Higgins , Eamon Brady , Patrick Griffin
- 申请人地址: IE Dublin
- 专利权人: Salviac Limited
- 当前专利权人: Salviac Limited
- 当前专利权人地址: IE Dublin
- 优先权: IE2001/0376 20010417
- 主分类号: A61M31/00
- IPC分类号: A61M31/00
摘要:
A catheter 1 suitable for advancement through a body passageway of a patient. The catheter 1 comprises a catheter body 4 which is flexible to provide the necessary trackability for the catheter 1 to advance through a body passageway, and two stainless steel reinforcement wires 5 extending along the catheter body 4 which provide the necessary pushability to advance the catheter 1 through the passageway. The reinforcements 5 are positioned diametrically opposed to one another by approximately 180 degrees on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the catheter 1, and the catheter body 4 is relatively soft and twistable. This configuration enables the entire catheter 1 to spontaneously twist during advancement so that the reinforcements 5 orientate themselves along a plane of neutral bending during advancement of the catheter 1. In this way, any resistance to the trackability of the catheter 1 due to the stiff reinforcements 5 is minimised.
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