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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Austin T. Jones, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guidewire loading system includes a catheter having a catheter body having an internal lumen and a snare. The snare is positioned at least partially within the internal lumen of the catheter body. The snare includes a snare body and a first capture flare extending from a first end of the snare body and configured to receive the guidewire. The catheter body compresses the first capture flare to form a friction grip around the guidewire when the snare, including the first capture flare, and guidewire are pulled at least partially through the internal lumen of the catheter body.