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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Zurich Medical Corporation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kin-Joe Sham, Blaine, MN (US);
James V. Donadio, III, Victoria, MN (US);
Charles C. H. Chan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
ZURICH MEDICAL CORPORATION, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0204 (2013.01); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09091 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a monitoring guidewire includes a core wire having or made of one or more of MP35N, L605, Elgiloy, and an alloy of nickel, cobalt, molybdenum and chromium, a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire, and a housing substantially coextensive with the core wire and surrounding the core wire, the housing being more flexible than the core wire for at least the distal portion of the housing.