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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Gregory R. McArthur, Sandy, UT (US);
Ken Sykes, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61M 39/0613 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0626 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices for rotating an elongate medical instrument can be used to remove, break up, clear, and/or eliminate obstructions within a lumen. Some medical devices for rotating an elongate medical instrument may include a coupling member for coupling the medical device to a secondary medical device. Some medical devices may include a flared distal region and some medical devices may include an elongate housing that is disposed around a portion of the distal region.