Catheter
OwnerJoerg Weber, Bernd Beckinventors
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Abstract
So that a catheter can be made visible in ultrasound images easily and with relatively little effort, and hence positional control of a catheter can be enabled with relatively little effort, an ultrasound marking recognizable in the body of a living being by means of ultrasound is provided at the distal end of a catheter, wherein the catheter has a lumen, and the ultrasound marking is arranged in the lumen near the distal end such that it is removable via a proximal end of the catheter.
Claims8
A catheter with an ultrasound marking, which is recognizable by means of ultrasound in the body of a living being, at a distal end thereof, wherein the catheter comprises a lumen, and the ultrasound marking is arranged in the lumen near the distal end such that it is removable via a proximal end of the catheter, wherein the ultrasound marking is a tube closed at its distal end, which is introduced into the lumen.
A catheter system, comprising
- a catheter with a lumen;
- and
- an ultrasound marking insertable into the lumen of the catheter, which is recognizable in the body of a living being by means of ultrasound and is elongated so as to be able to extend from near a distal end of the catheter through the lumen beyond a proximal end of the catheter to a connection of the catheter so as to project from the connection, wherein the ultrasound marking is a tube closed at its distal end, which is insertable into the lumen.
A method of preparing a catheter for introducing the same, comprising:
- inserting an ultrasound marking, which is recognizable in the body of a living being by means of ultrasound and is elongated so as to be able to extend from near a distal end of the catheter through the lumen beyond a proximal end of the catheter to a connection of the catheter so as to project from the connection, into the lumen to the proximity of the distal end, wherein the ultrasound marking is a tube closed at its distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.