Catheter Systems with Imaging Assemblies

A catheter system comprises an elongate catheter body including a distal end. The catheter system also comprises a cannulation lumen extending through the elongate catheter body and terminating at the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The catheter system also comprises a steering element ext...

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Hauptverfasser:	Leeflang, Stephen A, Mourlas, Nicholas J, Eversull, Christian S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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 ELECTROTHERAPY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE RADIATION THERAPY SURGERY ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:	A catheter system comprises an elongate catheter body including a distal end. The catheter system also comprises a cannulation lumen extending through the elongate catheter body and terminating at the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The catheter system also comprises a steering element extending through the elongate catheter body for steering the distal end of the elongate catheter body and an imaging element extending within the elongate catheter body. The imaging element is configured to obtain optical images of an area located distally of the distal end of the elongate catheter body.