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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Stigall, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Maritess Minas, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61M 25/01 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0183 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a rapid exchange configuration that reduces the profile of a catheter riding on a guidewire and minimizes guidewire resistance. According to certain embodiments, a body of the catheter includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion defines a guidewire lumen and includes a guidewire exit port being open in an proximal direction and leading to the guidewire lumen. A proximal section of the guidewire lumen is straight.