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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lawrence Barry, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matt Hefner, Puyallup, WA (US);
Tom Hiblar, Everett, WA (US);
Joseph Pearce, Seattle, WA (US);
Natalya Peskin, Redmond, WA (US);
Edward Wulfman, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
Abstract
A guide wire for use in atherectomy procedures has a bearing with a static member fixedly secured to the guide wire and a dynamic member rotatably engaged to the static member. The dynamic member can rotate with an atherectomy burr if the burr engages the bearing.