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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Farshad Malekmehr, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Farshad Malekmehr, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 25/09016 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22047 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0915 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09116 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system a guidewire and a tensioning mechanism. The guidewire includes a thin elongated structure and an outer shell around a first portion of the thin elongated structure. A second portion of the thin elongated structure is exposed outside the thin elongated structure. The tensioning mechanism is configured to engage the second portion of the thin elongated structure to move the guidewire between a flexible state and a rigid state.