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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Stent Tek Limited, Chelmsford, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Dickinson, London, GB;
Sorin Popa, London, GB;
Assignee:
STENT TEK LIMITED, Chelmsford, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61M 1/3655 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2053 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document relates to the apparatus and methods used in the minimally invasive creation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF). In particular, the invention relates to the creation of an AVF using catheters and an alignment methodology that is based upon detection of asymmetric electric fields. The invention finds particular application in vascular access (VA) in the hemodialysis (HD) population.