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Title:
THIN-SLEEVE APPARATUS FOR REDUCING RF COUPLING OF DEVICES IN MRI ENVIRONMENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/112829
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An RF shield for medical interventional devices includes elongated inner and outer conductive tubes, and an elongated dielectric layer of MRI compatible material sandwiched between the inner and outer conductive tubes and surrounding the inner conductor. The inner and outer conductive tubes are electrically connected to each other at only one of the adjacent end portions thereof. The opposite respective end portions are electrically isolated from each other.

Inventors:
VIJ KAMAL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/025544
Publication Date:
February 28, 2013
Filing Date:
February 17, 2012
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Assignee:
MRI INTERVENTIONS INC (US)
VIJ KAMAL (US)
International Classes:
G01R33/36; A61B5/055
Foreign References:
US20080039709A12008-02-14
US20080033497A12008-02-07
US6284971B12001-09-04
US6727698B12004-04-27
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. (Raleigh, North Carolina, US)
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