FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER

The present invention relates to a steerable imaging catheter comprising an elongated catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end, at least three elongate steering elements extending along the catheter tube substantially from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter tube to contro...

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Hauptverfasser:	BOUTILLETTE, Michael, P, GRAVES, David, Mickey, RICHARDSON, Kevin, M, FREED, David, I, SCOPTON, Paul, M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	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 DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a steerable imaging catheter comprising an elongated catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end, at least three elongate steering elements extending along the catheter tube substantially from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter tube to control the movement of the distal end of the catheter tube, the at least three steering elements being spaced generally equiangularly around a circumference of the catheter tube, a plurality of lumens defined by the catheter tube and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter tube, and an optical fiber disposed within a first lumen of the plurality of lumens, wherein a diameter of the steerable imaging catheter is between about 1 mm and about 4.5 mm.