CATHETER STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING FLUOROSCOPY USAGE DURING ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES

A catheter structure, such as a balloon catheter (30), guidewire, or the like, with markings (32) perceptible outside of the vasculature is for use in determining at a location external to the body the position of the catheter structure relative to a treatment area. Related kits are also disclosed....

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Main Authors BOYLE, KEVIN, BEASLEY, JIM, C, TESSMER, ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, BAJEMA, NICHOLAS, LOREN, WRIGHT, MARK, NICHOLAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 08.10.2015
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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
HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:A catheter structure, such as a balloon catheter (30), guidewire, or the like, with markings (32) perceptible outside of the vasculature is for use in determining at a location external to the body the position of the catheter structure relative to a treatment area. Related kits are also disclosed. La présente invention concerne une structure de cathéter, telle qu'un cathéter à ballonnet (30), fil de guidage ou analogue, présentant des marquages (32) visibles à l'extérieur de la vasculature, laquelle structure est conçue pour être utilisée afin de déterminer, au niveau d'un emplacement situé à l'extérieur du corps, la position de la structure de cathéter par rapport à une zone de traitement. L'invention concerne également des trousses associées.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2015US23574