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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Applicant:
C.r. Bard, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Eoin Ryan, Dublin, IE;
Allan Ronan, Wexford, IE;
Assignee:
C.R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09125 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09175 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for use in a bodily lumen. The apparatus comprises a guidewire and a catheter. The guidewire has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter includes a lumen for receiving the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be translated along the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be biased towards a translated position along the guidewire by a magnetic attraction between the guidewire and the catheter.