Medical devices and related systems and methods
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1. A system, comprising:
- a catheter defining a lumen;
a handle secured to the catheter; and
a holding device secured to the handle, the holding device configured so that, when a guide wire is disposed in the lumen of the catheter, the holding device can hold the guide wire in a substantially fixed position relative to the catheter.
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Abstract
Medical devices and related systems and methods are described.
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48 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a catheter defining a lumen;
a handle secured to the catheter; and
a holding device secured to the handle, the holding device configured so that, when a guide wire is disposed in the lumen of the catheter, the holding device can hold the guide wire in a substantially fixed position relative to the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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39. An implantable medical device system comprising:
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an inner member defining a lumen;
an outer member configured so that an implantable medical device can be positioned between the inner member and the outer member;
a handle adapted to be secured to at least one of the inner and outer members; and
a holding device adapted to be secured to the handle, the holding device configured so that, when a guide wire is disposed in the lumen of the inner member, the holding device can hold the guide wire in a substantially fixed position relative to the inner member. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of using a medical device comprising a handle secured to a catheter, the method comprising:
activating a holding device secured to the handle, the activated holding device securing an elongate element disposed within a lumen of the catheter to the catheter, a portion of the elongate element and the catheter being disposed within a body vessel of a subject.
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