Catheter and method

Details Catheter and method Catheter and method

Filed on

1980-10-28

Date issued

1986-05-13

Examiner

Truluck, Dalton L.

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

SubSubClass

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

Other Related Categories

604 14, 604218, 604256, 128 12, A61M 2500

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

045883955

Description

ABSTRACT:
A device and method are provided for disposing a quantity of matter at a select location within an animal or human body. In one form, the matter is a solid material, such as medication which dissolves with time, a source of radiation such as gamma radiation, a sensor or transducer in a housing which includes a short wave transmitter or other material or device which is operable to beneficially effect human tissue or body function when it is inserted into the body. The material is retained within a housing located at an end of a flexible tube or catheter which is inserted into a body cavity and is manipulated from the other end thereof to a predetermined location within the body cavity. Suitable actuating means located at the external end of the catheter is operated, when the head end thereof is at a predetermined location within the human body, to cause the material supported within the head to be ejected therefrom.

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