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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Baylis Medical Company Inc., Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Baylis Medical Company Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
An imaging marker for use with a catheter, the imaging marker comprising a plurality of segments including at least two stiff segments and at least one flexible segment, wherein for each pair of stiff segments, one of the flexible segments is located therebetween such that the flexible segment is operable to function as a hinge when the imaging marker is bent. In typical embodiments, the stiff segments are visible under a medical imaging system. In some embodiments, the stiff segments are comprised of a radiopaque material which is visible under an X-ray (fluoroscopy) imaging system.