A catheter and associated method for taking a plurality of samples from within a length of a blood vessel. The catheter includes an elongate central body arranged to be inserted into and positioned along a central region of a blood vessel. A plurality of collection areas are defined along the elongate central body for collecting samples at the central region of the blood vessel. A plurality of mixers are provided radially outwardly of the elongate central body and arranged to create a flow of blood from a boundary layer at a wall of the blood vessel to the elongate central body. This enables the collection areas to collect samples from the boundary layer.
申请公布号
AU2009204739(B2)
申请公布日期
2014.05.15
申请号
AU20090204739
申请日期
2009.01.16
申请人
PLAQUETEC LTD.
发明人
HOURMAND, YANNICK PIERRE LOUIS;NEUDECK, THOMAS;CORRIGAN, JOSEPH PETER;OWEN, RICHARD HARLEY GRENVILLE;SCUDAMORE, ANDREW PETER;BLATCHER, STEPHEN