Method for use of vascular guidewire
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1. A method for using a guidewire having a steering mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- engaging the guidewire with a controller device for gripping the guidewire, the engagement not requiring passage of a proximal end of the guidewire through any portion of the controller;
causing energizing of the steering mechanism; and
in coordination with causing energizing of the steering mechanism, using the controller device to apply a torque to the guidewire and to cause activation of the guidewire steering mechanism.
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Abstract
A method of use for a vascular guidewire and related equipment involves, in one embodiment, control of the guidewire from a location close to the entry point of the vasculature (or other entry point). It also permits convenient loading and unloading of coaxial equipment over the guidewire and it can accommodate doing so by removably and conveniently engaging a proximal end of the guidewire, taking into account the diameter of the proximal portion not being appreciably greater than any other portion of the guidewire.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for using a guidewire having a steering mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
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engaging the guidewire with a controller device for gripping the guidewire, the engagement not requiring passage of a proximal end of the guidewire through any portion of the controller;
causing energizing of the steering mechanism; and
in coordination with causing energizing of the steering mechanism, using the controller device to apply a torque to the guidewire and to cause activation of the guidewire steering mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for using a guidewire having an electrically controlled steering mechanism in electrical communication with a power supply, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a controller device for gripping the guidewire; and
b. providing a switch in communication with the power supply to energize the steering mechanism;
wherein the controller device and the switch are adapted to be manipulated by a single human hand, further comprising the steps of c. applying of a torque to the guidewire using the single human hand on the controller; and
d. activating the guidewire steering mechanism using the single human hand on the switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for use of a steerable vascular guidewire within the vasculature of a subject, the steerable vascular guidewire adapted to be used with coaxially loadable equipment that can be slid through the vasculature in the direction of a distal end of the guidewire, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning the guidewire at a first position in the vasculature using at least in part a steerable mechanism of the guidewire, the steerable mechanism being electrically activatable;
when the guidewire has reached a first position, establishing a free proximal end of the guidewire;
performing a change of the coaxially loadable equipment with respect to the guidewire;
positioning of the guidewire at a second position. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for use of a guidewire having a distal end, a body portion coupled to the distal end, and a proximal end coupled to the body portion, the distal end and at least a subset of the body portion being within a passageway formed within an object, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. axially displacing the guidewire;
b. rotating the guidewire; and
c. causing a deflection of the distal end of the guidewire, steps a-c being effected by a user from a location adjacent an entry point of the guidewire. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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