AU2014201210A1 - Improved catheter stiffness adjustment system and method - Google Patents
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- AU2014201210A1 AU2014201210A1 AU2014201210A AU2014201210A AU2014201210A1 AU 2014201210 A1 AU2014201210 A1 AU 2014201210A1 AU 2014201210 A AU2014201210 A AU 2014201210A AU 2014201210 A AU2014201210 A AU 2014201210A AU 2014201210 A1 AU2014201210 A1 AU 2014201210A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
- A61B1/00078—Insertion part of the endoscope body with stiffening means
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M2025/0004—Catheters; Hollow probes having two or more concentrically arranged tubes for forming a concentric catheter system
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/0043—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
- A61M2025/0063—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features having means, e.g. stylets, mandrils, rods or wires to reinforce or adjust temporarily the stiffness, column strength or pushability of catheters which are already inserted into the human body
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU2018220003A AU2018220003B2 (en) | 2013-03-13 | 2018-08-21 | Improved catheter stiffness adjustment system and method |
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| US13/799,821 US20140276601A1 (en) | 2013-03-13 | 2013-03-13 | Catheter stiffness adjustment system and method |
| US13/799,821 | 2013-03-13 |
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| AU2018220003A Division AU2018220003B2 (en) | 2013-03-13 | 2018-08-21 | Improved catheter stiffness adjustment system and method |
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| AU2014201210A1 true AU2014201210A1 (en) | 2014-10-02 |
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| AU2018220003A Ceased AU2018220003B2 (en) | 2013-03-13 | 2018-08-21 | Improved catheter stiffness adjustment system and method |
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| US (2) | US20140276601A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2777479B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6415831B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR102246515B1 (enExample) |
| CN (2) | CN113425986A (enExample) |
| AU (2) | AU2014201210A1 (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR102014005973A2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2844348C (enExample) |
| DK (1) | DK2777479T3 (enExample) |
| IN (1) | IN2014DE00521A (enExample) |
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| US7771411B2 (en) | 2004-09-24 | 2010-08-10 | Syntheon, Llc | Methods for operating a selective stiffening catheter |
| US10123683B2 (en) | 2006-03-02 | 2018-11-13 | Syntheon, Llc | Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion device |
| US9814372B2 (en) | 2007-06-27 | 2017-11-14 | Syntheon, Llc | Torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, locking insertion device and method for operating the insertion device |
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| DK3247444T3 (da) | 2015-01-20 | 2023-06-19 | Qapel Medical Inc | Rørformede strukturer med variabel understøtning |
| US20160235943A1 (en) * | 2015-02-13 | 2016-08-18 | Biotronik Se & Co. Kg | Device For Implantation Or Insertion Into The Human Body With Changeable Stiffness |
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| CA3031943A1 (en) | 2016-07-27 | 2018-02-01 | Q'apel Medical, Llc | Tubular structures with variable support |
| US11122971B2 (en) | 2016-08-18 | 2021-09-21 | Neptune Medical Inc. | Device and method for enhanced visualization of the small intestine |
| KR101860906B1 (ko) * | 2017-03-14 | 2018-05-24 | (주)엠케어코리아 | 가이드 와이어 및 이를 포함하는 연성 카테터 |
| US10751507B2 (en) | 2017-04-10 | 2020-08-25 | Syn Variflex, Llc | Thermally controlled variable-flexibility catheters and methods of manufacturing same |
| JP7379321B2 (ja) | 2017-07-20 | 2023-11-14 | ネプチューン メディカル インク． | 動的に剛体化するオーバチューブ |
| CN112512396A (zh) | 2018-05-31 | 2021-03-16 | 海王星医疗公司 | 用于小肠的增强可视化的装置和方法 |
| WO2020018934A1 (en) | 2018-07-19 | 2020-01-23 | Nep Tune Medical Inc. | Dynamically rigidizing composite medical structures |
| WO2020174633A1 (ja) | 2019-02-27 | 2020-09-03 | オリンパス株式会社 | 剛性可変装置 |
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- 2014-02-25 IN IN521DE2014 patent/IN2014DE00521A/en unknown
- 2014-03-03 CA CA2844348A patent/CA2844348C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2014-03-05 AU AU2014201210A patent/AU2014201210A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2014-03-11 KR KR1020140028114A patent/KR102246515B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2014-03-12 DK DK14159038.0T patent/DK2777479T3/da active
- 2014-03-12 JP JP2014048684A patent/JP6415831B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2014-03-12 EP EP14159038.0A patent/EP2777479B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2014-03-13 BR BR102014005973A patent/BR102014005973A2/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2014-03-13 CN CN202110590851.6A patent/CN113425986A/zh active Pending
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU2018220003A1 (en) | 2018-09-06 |
| CA2844348C (en) | 2021-03-16 |
| DK2777479T3 (da) | 2020-06-15 |
| EP2777479A1 (en) | 2014-09-17 |
| JP6415831B2 (ja) | 2018-10-31 |
| CA2844348A1 (en) | 2014-09-13 |
| AU2018220003B2 (en) | 2020-01-30 |
| JP2014176661A (ja) | 2014-09-25 |
| US20170136211A1 (en) | 2017-05-18 |
| KR102246515B1 (ko) | 2021-04-30 |
| CN104043184A (zh) | 2014-09-17 |
| BR102014005973A2 (pt) | 2015-10-06 |
| IN2014DE00521A (enExample) | 2015-06-12 |
| EP2777479B1 (en) | 2020-05-20 |
| US20140276601A1 (en) | 2014-09-18 |
| KR20140112426A (ko) | 2014-09-23 |
| CN113425986A (zh) | 2021-09-24 |
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Legal Events
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| MK5 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(e) - patent request and compl. specification not accepted |