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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Shigenobu Iwahashi, Fujinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Shigenobu Iwahashi, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter includes a catheter main body provided with a window portion through which an inspection wave passes, a drive shaft provided with a detection unit detecting the inspection wave and concurrently installed advanceably and retractably in an axial direction inside the catheter main body, and a bias member biasing a force onto the drive shaft for moving the drive shaft forward toward the distal side thereof.