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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Phagenesis Limited, Ledbury, GB;
Inventor:
Conor Mulrooney, Stockport Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
PHAGENESIS LIMITED, Ledbury, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/0492 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/037 (2013.01); A61B 5/0492 (2013.01); A61B 5/04884 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61J 15/0026 (2013.01); A61J 15/0084 (2015.05); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/0517 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0004 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter suitable for delivering an electric current to the body, in particular a catheter having electrodes that can be positioned independently of the main elongate shaft of the catheter. More particularly the catheters include a movable sleeve that incorporates the electrodes. A movable sleeve includes one or more electrodes and advances in the construction of the electrodes and related components is disclosed. Methods for positioning electrodes at a treatment site in the body for diagnostic or therapeutic applications, particularly electrical pharyngeal stimulation are also disclosed.