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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew Feiring, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Microvena Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 53 ; 604164 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method for effecting a catheter exchange by cutting a catheter perpendicularly to it's axis and maintaining a grip on a guidewire while the cut end of the catheter is withdrawn rearwardly over the guidewire's distal end. This permits the operator to maintain the guidewire's position during the removal of the catheter.