DEVICE FOR INDUCING VIBRATIONS IN A GUIDEWIRE

The invention relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, in particular to an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire...

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Hauptverfasser: CARMELI RAN, EINAV JONATHAN, YONAT ITAI
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, in particular to an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire can vibrate if an external magnetic field is applied.