摘要 |
Medical treatment apparatus for sustaining the vitality of an organ in the gastrointestinal tract by catheterisation including improvements in catheter placement, ischemia detection, and oxygenation. A disclosed embodiment of the catheter has magnetically responsive structure at its top and a device for aid in placement of the catheter has an electromagnet cooperative with the magnetic tip. The catheter (170) has a lumen (178) through its length to receive a removable guide wire (174). |