发明名称 |
CATHETER STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD |
摘要 |
A catheter steering assembly (1) is provided for attachment to a catheter (7) so as to enable the catheter to be steered within an applied magnetic field. The catheter steering assembly (1) comprises a magnetic element (3) formed from a material having a controllable magnetisation direction and at least one control element (4a, 4b, 4c) arranged to interact with the magnet element (3) so as to control the magnetisation direction of the magnetic element (3). The material of the magnetic element is arranged such that the magnetisation direction is maintained for a period after the interaction, whereby the catheter steering assembly (1) may be steered by the interaction between the magnetic field of the magnetic element (3) and the applied magnetic field.
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申请公布号 |
WO0243797(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.06.06 |
申请号 |
WO2001GB05026 |
申请日期 |
2001.11.15 |
申请人 |
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC;HANLEY, PETER |
发明人 |
HANLEY, PETER |
分类号 |
A61B17/00;A61B17/22;A61M25/01;(IPC1-7):A61M25/01 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
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