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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Gregorich, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02154 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09108 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09183 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device includes a pressure sensing guidewire. The pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion may have a plurality of slots formed therein. The distal portion may have a first wall thickness along a first region and a second wall thickness different from the first wall thickness along a second region. A pressure sensor may be disposed within the distal portion of the tubular member.