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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Applicant:
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth D. Harlan, Peyton, CO (US);
Assignee:
THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2211 (2013.01); A61B 2018/263 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0915 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise a fiber optic guidewire having a hypotube with a plurality of openings that provide variable stiffness and tracking characteristics between at least one proximal segment and one distal segment of the guidewire. In some embodiments, the guidewire further comprises a mandrel disposed within the hypotube, the mandrel cooperating with the optical fibers to permit the distal end of the hypotube to be shaped as desired by a user. Methods of manufacturing and using the guidewire are also disclosed.