Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-24
2010-11-30
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C607S126000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07842015
ABSTRACT:
A catheter for injecting a therapeutic or diagnostic agent into an organ, in particular the heart, including a flexible exterior tube having a proximal end and a distal end, inside which a needle is mounted to slide axially between retracted and deployed positions in which a tip of the needle, adapted to be inserted into the organ, is withdrawn inside the exterior tube and projects from the distal end thereof, respectively. Actuation elements are adapted to slide the needle between the retracted and deployed positions. The catheter includes elements for fixing the catheter to the organ, the needle being decoupled from the fixing elements so that the needle is able to slide relative to the fixing elements, at least in an unfolded position of the fixing elements. The fixing elements include a suction cup mounted so that it may be retracted into a lumen of the exterior tube.
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Chachques Juan Carlos
Herreros Jesus
Vega Quilez Ignacio
Bouchelle Laura A
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Young & Thompson
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