Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1989-08-31
1991-05-28
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604281, 604 20, 606 15, A61M 2500, A61M 2508
Patent
active
050190407
ABSTRACT:
A catheter comprising a tubular structure having a channel extending through it. A connector is attached to one end of the structure, and adapted to be connected to an energy source. Energy guide fibers extend through the connector and are embedded in the tubular structure, and are adapted to be connected to the energy source. The connector has at least one inlet port connected to the channel. A shaped memory alloy is woven with certain portions of the energy guide fibers on one side of the tubular structure.
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Hirata Shinichi
Itaoka Toshinari
Apley Richard J.
Koshin Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Reichard Lynne A.
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