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US 6,551,278 B1Granted
Miniature x-ray catheter with retractable needles or suction means for positioning at a desired site
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorKurt Alfred Edward Geitz
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Abstract
An x-ray catheter has an x-ray tube having an x-ray source therein and an x-ray transparent window through which x-rays may pass is positioned with retractable needles or suction. The needles, if present, are retractably attached to a hinge which is operatively connected to a control that extends or retracts the needles from the device, the needles positioned adjacent the x-ray transparent window so as not to impede the flow of x-rays. Alternatively, suction opening operatively connected to a vacuum source positions the x-ray source at the desired site.
Claims9
An x-ray catheter comprising:
- an x-ray tube having an x-ray source therein and an x-ray transparent window through which x-rays may pass;
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- a positioning device comprising retractable needles, said needles retractably attached to a hinge which is operatively connected to a control which extends or retracts said needles from the device, the needles positioned adjacent the x-ray transparent window so as not to impede the flow of x-rays.
An x-ray catheter comprising;
- a housing having a suction opening and connected to a vacuum source an x-ray catheter having an x-ray source therein and an x-ray transparent window adjacent the x-ray source;
- the x-ray catheter being placed inside the housing such that a space is formed therebetween, the suction opening in operative alignment with the x-ray transparent window such that x-ray may exit the window and the opening, the vacuum source creating suction at the suction opening to position the device at the desired site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.