US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 434
.~.~.~.~ Catheter guide means


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600 /   HD   SURGERY

300  DF  DIAGNOSTIC TESTING {38}
407  DF  .~ Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation {11}
431  DF  .~.~ Detectable material placed in body {2}
433  DF  .~.~.~ Using flexible catheter {2}
434.~.~.~.~ Catheter guide means


DEFINITION

Classification: 600/434

Catheter guide means:

(under subclass 433) Subject matter including means for either (a) guiding the catheter while it is being inserted into the body or (b) guiding the catheter after it has been inserted within the body (e.g., means for bending the tip of the catheter after its insertion in the body so that the catheter will enter a selected portion of a branched passageway).