INTRODUCER SHEATH HAVING A DISPLACEMENT SENSOR

• Main Author: HEBERT, Casey
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.08.2023
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

An introducer sheath may include a displacement sensor that detects displacement of a catheter within the introducer sheath. The displacement sensor may employ induction-based, optical-based or mechanical-based techniques for detecting the displacement. The displacement sensor may include a display...