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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2010
Applicants:

Kenneth J. Chesnin, Irvine, CA (US);

Michael Basta, Kulpsville, PA (US);

Sam Engle, Collegeville, PA (US);

Michael Cellini, Phoenixville, PA (US);

Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Chesnin, Irvine, CA (US);

Michael Basta, Kulpsville, PA (US);

Sam Engle, Collegeville, PA (US);

Michael Cellini, Phoenixville, PA (US);

Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc., Harleysville, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This invention provides a guidewire adapted for the catheterization of very small vasculature of the neonates, infants and children. In one embodiment of the invention, a guidewire of 0.010 inch diameter is described. The present invention also provides an alignment adaptor that facilitates catheterization of small vasculature utilizing said guidewire, and method of using the same.


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