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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Elliot Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joshua Packer, Blaine, MN (US);
William R. Schildgen, Chisago City, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 2560/066 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1079 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0238 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter including one or more echogenic members facilitate guiding the catheter to a selected locations within a patient using ultrasound imaging. The echogenic members may include expandable members, such as balloons, be positioned near a distal end of the catheter. The echogenic members include an echogenic material, such as a coating or a fluid, that is configured to enhance the diffuse sound scattering of the echogenic member. An expanded echogenic member is detectable using ultrasound imaging.