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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ferdinand Hui, Cleveland, OH (US);
Shengqiang Gao, Beachwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61M 25/0169 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22047 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09125 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09191 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guidewire () includes a flexible elongated core () having a proximal end () and a distal end (). An anchor wire () has a distal end () connected to the distal end () of the core () and a distally located helical portion () that encircles the core. The guidewire () has an anchoring condition in which the helical portion () is expanded radially away from the core (). The guidewire () has an advancing condition in which the helical portion () is stretched longitudinally and contracted radially in response to tension on the anchor wire ().