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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Bret Millett, Folsom, CA (US);
VOLCANO CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a guidewire with a centering mechanism. The mechanism lifts the guidewire from a vessel wall and biases it towards the center of the vessel. Since the guidewire can be selectively lifted away from the vessel wall, scraping the catheter against the wall can be avoided, the tip can be guided into the correct branch of a bifurcation, and an imaging device can be used to its full potential. In certain aspects, the invention provides a guidewire with an elongated shaft with a proximal portion and a distal portion comprising a distal tip. One or more centering mechanism can be provided on a guidewire.
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