The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Henry William Lupton, Oranmore, IE;
Mark Bruzzi, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Henry William Lupton, Oranmore, IE;
Mark Bruzzi, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Brivant Research & Development Limited, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09083 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09175 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of re-canalizing a vascular occlusion using a guidewire comprising a core wire which terminates at its distal end in a terminal member. The terminal member tapers to a distal leading edge which is urged through the occlusion.