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US4619247A
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Catheter
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1984-03-23
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Granted: 1986-10-28
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Expires: 2004-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A catheter or fiberscope for the inspection of an intracardiac area or the like is proposed which has a flexible tube and a balloon mounted on its end. The flexible tube is divided into four passageways, i.e. two fluid passageways and an illumination light transmission line and an image transmission line. A flush of a physiological saline solution is spouted from one fluid passageway outside of the balloon to form a visual field without interfering natural movement of the area to be inspected. A catheter for dissolving a thrombus is also proposed which has a porous tube, instead of a balloon, at its end portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Inoue
- 👤 Keiichi Kuwaki
- 👤 Koichi Tsuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-22 20:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/012; A61B1/018; A61B1/00064; A61B1/00071; A61B1/0008; A61B1/00082; A61B1/015; A61B1/313; A61B1/3137; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; B; B05; B05B; B05B11/00; B05B11/01; B05B11/06; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22051; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00982; A61B90/00; A61B90/30; A61B2090/306
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
An optical catheter comprising a first flexible tube supporting at least one optical transmission means terminating adjacent an open end of said tube, an inflatable, transparent balloon fixed relative to said open end of said first flexible tube, said balloon extending across the field of said optical transmission means when said balloon is inflated whereby light rays passing between an area to be examined and said optical transmission means must pass through said balloon, a first permanent magnet fixed to said first tube in proximity to said balloon, and a second flexible tube for delivering a flusing spray of fluid between the exterior of said balloon and the area to be inspected for preventing direct contact between said balloon and said area to be inspected and for removing obstructing materials from the field through which light rays pass, a second permanent magnet affixed to the end of said second flexible tube for attraction to said first permanent magnet for securing said flexible tubes together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
An optical catheter comprising a first flexible tube supporting at least one optical transmission means terminating adjacent an open end of said tube, an inflatable, transparent balloon fixed relative to said open end of said first flexible tube, said balloon extending across the field of said optical transmission means when said balloon is inflated whereby light rays passing between an area to be examined and said optical transmission means must pass through said balloon, a first permanent magnet fixed to said first tube in proximity to said balloon, and a second flexible tube for delivering a flusing spray of fluid between the exterior of said balloon and the area to be inspected for preventing direct contact between said balloon and said area to be inspected and for removing obstructing materials from the field through which light rays pass, a second permanent magnet affixed to the end of said second flexible tube for attraction to said first permanent magnet for securing said flexible tubes together.
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