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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jay A. Lenker, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Scott Louis Pool, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Eugene M. Breznock, Winters, CA (US);
Assignee:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 17/3496 (2013.01); A61M 25/09025 (2013.01); A61M 25/09041 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 25/09033 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09116 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09175 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steerable guidewire. The steerable guidewire is fabricated includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a hub, and a distal articulating region. The steerable guidewire hub can be removed to permit advancement of catheters over its proximal end followed by re-attachment of the hub to permit deflection of the distal end of the steerable guidewire.