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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2006
Raju R. Viswanathan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jonathan C. Sell, Eagan, MN (US);
Raju R. Viswanathan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jonathan C. Sell, Eagan, MN (US);
Stereotaxis, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A guide wire for magnetically navigating a medical device through in a subject's body comprising an elongate wire having a proximal and distal end, a portion adjacent the distal end that is more flexible than the more proximal portions of the elongate wire, and a first magnetically responsive element on the distal end of the elongate wire. The guide wire further comprises one or more magnetically responsive elements spaced apart from the first magnetically responsive element and disposed on the more flexible portion of the elongate wire. The guide wire provides for bending or deflecting the distal end of the stent, to provide easier navigation of the distal end of the guide wire and the stent through the vasculature of a subject body.