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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:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Ran Carmeli, Rinatya, IL;
Jonathan Einav, Raanana, IL;
Itai Yonat, Tel Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Eyoca Medical Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61D 1/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an active oscillating guidewire () with varying stiffness to enable a safe crossing through an occluded vessel. The distal working zone () is made up of several distal segments (). A miniature engine is embedded in a segment ().