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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Gary Pederson, Albertville, MN (US);
Tracee E. J. Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gary Pederson, Albertville, MN (US);
Tracee E. J. Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elongate medical device and methods for making and using the same. The elongate medical device may be a catheter that includes an elongate tubular shaft having a lumen defined therein. A scraping member is coupled to an inner wall surface of the shaft and extends into the lumen. The scraping member is configured to remove debris that may build up or otherwise be disposed on another medical device such a guidewire.