Claims
- 1. A method for use of a catheter in the human body, comprising the steps of:(a) inserting a tube into the human body in which said tube is used for fixation of a pump, said tube having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end comprising one or more fins, said fins having an open position defining a large diameter and a closed position of relative small diameter and being maintained in said open and a closed position of relative small diameter and being maintained in said open position while said tube is located within a cavity of the human body; and, (b) manipulating said fins from said open position to said closed position before pulling said catheter out of its location in a cavity of the human body.
- 2. A method for use of a catheter in the human body, comprising the steps of:(a) inserting a tube into the human body in which said tube is used for fixation of a pump and in which said pump is inserted into a portion of the circulatory or urinary system, said tube having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end comprising one or more fins, said fins having an open position defining a large diameter and a closed position of relative small diameter and being maintained in said open position while said tube is located within a cavity of the human body; and, (b) manipulating said fins from said open position to said closed position before pulling said catheter out of its location in a cavity of the human body.
- 3. A method for use of a catheter in the human body, comprising the steps of:(a) inserting a tube into the human body in which said tube is used to treat heart septal defects, said tube having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end comprising one or more fins, said fins having an open position defining a large diameter and a closed position of relative small diameter and being maintained in said open position while said tube is located within a cavity of the human body; and, (b) manipulating said fins from said open position to said closed position before pulling said catheter out of its location in a cavity of the human body.
Priority Claims (1)
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RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/571,210 filed Dec. 12, 1995 abandoned, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Israeli Patent Application No. 111953 filed Dec. 12, 1994. This application claims the priority of both prior applications, the disclosures of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
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