Todd R. Stangenes,Saurav Paul,James V. Kauphusman,Troy T. Tegg,Jeffrey A. Schweitzer
申请号:
US12851407
公开号:
US20120035460A1
申请日:
2010.08.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
A catheter is disclosed having a flexible tubing with a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter comprising at least one movable magnet provided within the distal end of the flexible tubing. A control mechanism is operable to selectively activate the at least one movable magnet from the proximal end of the flexible tubing. The at least one movable magnet is responsive to an external magnetic field to position and guide the distal end of the flexible tubing within a body of a patient.