发明名称 |
A GRADUATED INTRALUMINAL CATHETER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF |
摘要 |
Graduated catheters including, but not limited to, graduated urethral and ureteric catheters are provided. The catheters each comprising a catheter tube (10), an expandable portion (22), and at least one indicator (24). The position of at least one indicator may be determined by an extra-corporeal imaging method. A kit comprising a matched pair of graduated catheters is also provided, wherein the position within a bodily lumen of a subject of at least one indicator of a graduated locator catheter of the kit has a known relationship to the position within the body lumen of at least one indicator of a graduated delivery catheter of the kit. Brachytherapy methods are also provided, including methods of treating urethral and ureteric strictures, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic therapy. |
申请公布号 |
WO9942149(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.10.28 |
申请号 |
WO1999US03203 |
申请日期 |
1999.02.16 |
申请人 |
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY;LONGTON, WALLACE, A.;MIYAMOTO, CURTIS;RUKSTALIS, DANIEL |
发明人 |
LONGTON, WALLACE, A.;MIYAMOTO, CURTIS;RUKSTALIS, DANIEL |
分类号 |
A61M25/00;A61F2/958;A61M25/01;A61M25/095;A61N5/10 |
主分类号 |
A61M25/00 |
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