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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Sara M. Green, Bloomington, IN (US);
Kurt J. Tekulve, Ellettsville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Sara M. Green, Bloomington, IN (US);
Kurt J. Tekulve, Ellettsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); 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 medical wire guide may include a mandril having a distal tip, a first coil coupled with the distal tip of the mandril, and a second coil configured to releasably engage with the mandril or the first coil. The second coil comprises a distal tip and defines an inner cavity dimensioned to contain a distal tip of the first coil when the second coil is engaged with the mandril or the first coil.