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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Matthew W. Bown, West Bountiful, UT (US);
David M. Butts, Riverton, UT (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09108 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09125 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09133 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09141 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a patient includes providing a guidewire having an elongate body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate body including a shapeable portion disposed proximate the proximal end, the shapeable portion being malleable so as to be shaped into a shape and remain in the shape until reshaped. The distal end of the elongate body is advanced into a vasculature of the patient. The shapeable portion of the elongate body is shaped into a first shape that prevents advancement of the guidewire further into the vasculature of the patient.