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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4154227 | Method and apparatus for pumping blood within a vessel A dynamically augmenting pump system incorporates a sealed liquid-filled catheter which is inserted into a vessel such as an artery, and the pump system is operated in timed relation with the heart to aid the heart during episodes of impairment or failure... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4137906 | Catheter apparatus with occlusion and flow diverting means A catheter apparatus with occlusion and flow diverting valve means for controlling the flow of fluid into a tube including a conduit to lead fluid into cylindrical tube, a bag-like member made of resilient material and arranged to close an opening of the ... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4117836 | Catheter for selective coronary arteriography of the left coronary artery A catheter for selective coronary arteriography of the left coronary artery, which catheter comprises a main part and an end section which latter comprises by turn from the main part a slightly curved part, a first short strongly curved part, a straight p... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4111190 | Medical applicator assembly for chain cystourethrographic procedure A medical applicator assembly for a chain cystourethrographic procedure requiring only a single catheterization comprises a flexible intra-medic plastic tubing having a hollow longitudinal passage with coaxial proximal and distal openings at opposite ends... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4084582 | Ultrasonic imaging system The invention is utilized in an apparatus for imaging sections of a body by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the body and determining the characteristics of the ultrasonic energy reflected therefrom. Such an apparatus typically includes a timer for gen... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4027659 | Radiographic opaque and conductive stripped medical tubes A catheter or other medical tube is formed by extruding of a suitable thermoplastic with an integral stripe portion simultaneously formed by extruding of the same or a compatible plastic material into the wall of the tube. The integral stripe portion has ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4000739 | Hemostasis cannula Hemostasis cannula comprising a body having a passage therethrough adapted to receive a catheter and a pair of juxtaposed gaskets mounted in the passage. The first gasket forms a seal around a catheter enclosed within the cannula; the second gasket is com... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3938501 | Catheter for radiological renal aortography and selective arteriography A catheter for the injection of liquid X-ray contrast media into the vascular systems of a patient, which is characterized in that the end of the catheter proximate its introduction into the patient terminates in a point and is bent at an angle near this ... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3935857 | Cardiac catheter A catheter for cardiac studies which is made of relatively high torque plastic material and which is formed with a pair of straight legs joined by a continuous curve and wherein the said legs are disposed at an angle of 85°. The curve is such that the st... | 02/03/1976 |
