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Self-aligning radiopaque ring

  • US 10,238,494 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2015
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for aligning components of an intravascular system, the device comprising:

  • a head having a face at a distal end of the device, the face having a face radius;

    a body connected to the head and positioned proximally of the head, the body having a body radius wherein a ratio of the face radius to the body radius is in a range of 1.20 to 1.75;

    a base connected to the body and positioned proximally of the body;

    a guide surface positioned on the head and longitudinally between the face and the body, the guide surface extending distally radially outward and forming an angle with an outer surface of the body in a range of 100°

    to 160°

    ; and

    a major channel and a plurality of minor channels extending longitudinally from the distal end to the base, the plurality of minor channels communicating with the major channel in the head and being separated from the major channel in the base.

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