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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:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
BrainLAB AG, Kirchheim/Heimstetten, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for maneuvering a catheter into the interior of a body, comprising a support stiletto ( ) which may be inserted into the catheter tube ( ) and which sustains the shape of said catheter tube ( ) as it penetrates into the interior of the body, wherein a position-indicating magnetic tracking portion ( ) is arranged on said support stiletto ( ) which may be detected by means of a magnetic tracking-based navigation portion ( ).