CA2255807A1 - Self-aligning catheter - Google Patents

Self-aligning catheter

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CA2255807A1
CA2255807A1 CA002255807A CA2255807A CA2255807A1 CA 2255807 A1 CA2255807 A1 CA 2255807A1 CA 002255807 A CA002255807 A CA 002255807A CA 2255807 A CA2255807 A CA 2255807A CA 2255807 A1 CA2255807 A1 CA 2255807A1
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Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Biosense Webster Inc
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Shlomo Ben-Haim
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Abstract

This invention is a flexible, elongate probe (20) having a distal end for insertion through physiological tissue, preferably through a lumen in the tissue. The probe (20) includes a sensor (28), which generates signals indicative of a characteristic of the tissue in a vicinity of the probe (20), and an alignment mechanism which deflects the distal end of the probe (20) in response to the signals. The signals may be indicative of obstructions or of the direction of a clear channel in the lumen. The sensor (28) preferably comprises one or more ultrasound transducers (32).
CA002255807A 1996-05-17 1997-05-15 Self-aligning catheter Expired - Lifetime CA2255807C (en)

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