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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Medicaretec Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
MEDICARETEC CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A catheter having a variable front end structure includes: a tube having an insertion path passing therethrough in a longitudinal direction thereof and one or more first incised slits extending by a given length from the front end side thereof toward the rear end side thereof; an imaging part placed on top of the tube between the one or more first incised slits and aligned in a line with the insertion path on the front end of the insertion path; a front end part made of a flexible material and adapted to surround the outer peripheries of the front ends of the imaging part and the tube; and a tool inserted into the insertion path, wherein the front end part comprises a second incised slit formed at a position distant by a given distance from the front end side thereof toward the rear end side thereof and extending in a width direction thereof.