Patent ID: 6514192
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A61N,H01J

Abstract:
A medical system comprising:an X-ray tube unit catheter defining a catheter wall; and an X-ray tube unit including a miniaturised X-ray tube, wherein the X-ray tube unit is adapted to be inserted into the X-ray tube unit catheter to generate X-ray radiation at a treatment position in a vessel within a human or animal body, wherein said X-ray tube is provided with a distal electrical pole and a proximal electrical pole, wherein the proximal pole is connected via an insulated electrical conductor to an external power source, wherein the distal pole is electrically connected to a conducting means at an inner surface of the catheter wall via distal connecting means, wherein said conducting means has a predetermined length extending in a longitudinal direction of the catheter and is connected via an insulated electrical conductor to the external power source, and wherein during treatment, the X-ray tube unit is adapted to be moved in relation to the X-ray tube unit catheter.