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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Qualimed Innovative Medizinprodukte Gmbh, Winsen (Luhe), DE;
Inventor:
Eric K. Mangiardi, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
QUALIMED INNOVATIVE MEDIZINPRODUKTE GMBH, Winsen (Luhe), DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61K 49/06 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61M 5/007 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5454 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5466 (2013.01); A61K 49/00 (2013.01); A61K 49/04 (2013.01); A61K 49/06 (2013.01); A61K 49/22 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1079 (2013.01); A61M 2039/229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter device comprising a chamber containing an opacity enhancing substance is disclosed. The opacity enhancing substance is in a dried or semi-dried form within the chamber of the device. Release of a liquid into the chamber suspends the substance and forms an opacity enhancing solution that is released into the lumen of the device in order to enhance the opacity of the device for imaging.