Catheter
AssigneeBiotronik Mess- und Therapiegerate GmbH & Co. Ingenieurburo Berlin
InventorsCurt Kranz, Max Schaldach
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Abstract
A catheter (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″), in particular for insertion into blood vessels of the human body, having at least one sensor (32) which is arranged at the distal end (12) of the catheter (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) and which is adapted to pick up a spacing signal which is dependent on the spacing of the sensor (32) with respect to the vessel wall, and control means (36, 36′, 36″) which are connected to the sensor for taking over the spacing signal.
Claims16
A catheter for insertion into a blood vessel of a human body, the catheter including at least one sensor arranged at a distal end of the catheter and adapted to pick up a spacing signal dependent on the spacing of the sensor with respect to the vessel wall;
- and control means connected to the sensor for producing a control signal in dependence of the spacing signal.
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