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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Paul Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrew W. Armour, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrew W. Armour, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Assignee:
Pressure Products Medical Supplies, Inc., San Pedro, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transseptal guidewire and methods for perforating the intra-atrial septum of the heart are disclosed. The transseptal guidewire has an elongated body, an end section biased in a curved configuration to define a proximal curve, and a distal section biased in a curved configuration to define a distal curve, the distal curve being oriented in a direction generally opposite that of the proximal curve.