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One of the most formidably inaccessible places is the labyrinth of arteries inside the brain. But at the latest meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Dr. Sadek K. Hilal demonstrated a catheter with a magnetic tip that "swims" through small and tortuous arteries and can be guided to the...
The catheter is a thin tube of Silastic (silicone rubber). To reach the brain's remote fastnesses, a plastic sleeve is inserted in the carotid artery in the neck and the catheter is threaded through it. Earlier catheters were often stopped by friction and could not always be guided...
Near the arch of the aorta (see diagram) he inserted a plastic catheter tube, which was connected to a heart-lung machine. Another catheter, similarly connected, went into the right auricle. At this point, the whole body was perfused with oxygenated blood. The surgeons then clamped the aorta beyond the...
Sir: For years as a schoolmaster, I've been curing hiccups [June 2] in the schoolroom by frightening the sufferer. I suppose a visit to the operating table, or the introduction of a catheter, is as good for frightening the sufferer as is the bang of a desk lid...
They concluded that the catheter was stimulating the pharynx, the upper segment of the throat. The resulting impulses given out by the complex nerves in and around the pharynx somehow interrupted the impulses driving the hiccups. The pharynx-stimulating technique has been tried on 100 patients, both conscious and unconscious...