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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:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
May. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon T McIntyre, Lowell, MA (US);
William A Berthiaume, Hudson, MA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604283 ; 604282 ; 604 96 ; 604 99 ; 604170 ; 604280 ;
Abstract
A guidewire and catheter are adapted for advancement through tight or tortuous vascular anatomy by providing detachably connectible threaded elements at the distal ends of each of the catheter and guidewire. When threaded together, the combined catheter and guidewire provide enhanced column strength to facilitate pushing the two together through the vascular anatomy. Alternately, the guidewire may be rotated in a manner that draws the catheter in screw-like fashion in a distal direction.