ECHOGENIC CATHETER AND CATHETER SYSTEM

To provide a medical instrument or device, such as a catheter, having echogenic properties in addition to or as an alternative to radiopaque properties, to facilitate detection of the medical instrument or device during medical procedures using suitable imaging methods, such as ultrasound imaging an...

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Hauptverfasser: RALPH L SONDEREGGER, MARC WEIMER, SETH R STRAND, LAWRENCE TRAINER, S RAY ISAACSON, JEFFREY C O'BRYAN
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:To provide a medical instrument or device, such as a catheter, having echogenic properties in addition to or as an alternative to radiopaque properties, to facilitate detection of the medical instrument or device during medical procedures using suitable imaging methods, such as ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods.SOLUTION: In example embodiments, an example catheter has a relatively increased radiopacity and echogenicity to make it easy for a clinician to detect the catheter with ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods so as to assist the clinician with the insertion, placement and/or maintenance of the catheter, for example.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】カテーテルなどの医療機器または器具が、放射線不透過性に加えて、または、放射線不透過性の代わりとして、エコー源性の特性を備え、超音波撮像法および/またはX線撮像法のような、好適な撮像法を使用した医療処置中に、医療機器または器具の検出を容易にする。【解決手段】例示的な実施形態において、例示的なカテーテルは、比較的増大した放射線不透過性およびエコー源性を有し、超音波撮像法および/またはX線撮像法で、臨床医がカテーテルを検出することを容易にして、臨床医が、例えば、カテーテルの挿入、配置、および/または、保全を行うのを支援する。【選択図】図2