Loop Tip Wire Guide
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1. A wire guide comprising:
- an elongate shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a loop releasably connected to the shaft in a first looped configuration, wherein the loop is disconnectable at a detachment point and forms a second configuration wherein the loop is at least partially disconnected from the shaft.
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Abstract
A wire guide and a medical system including an elongate member having a releasably connected loop are provided. The wire guide includes an elongate shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion of the shaft includes a loop releasably connected to the shaft in a first looped configuration. The loop is disconnectable at a detachment point and forms a second configuration wherein the loop is at least partially disconnected from the shaft. A method of making the wire guide and a method of disconnecting a loop portion of a medical device are also provided.
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1. A wire guide comprising:
an elongate shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a loop releasably connected to the shaft in a first looped configuration, wherein the loop is disconnectable at a detachment point and forms a second configuration wherein the loop is at least partially disconnected from the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A medical system comprising:
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a first elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the first elongate member including a lumen disposed at least partially through the distal portion; and a second elongate member extending through at least a portion of the lumen of the first elongate member, the second elongate member comprising; an elongate shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion of the shaft extending distally of the first elongate member and comprising a loop portion releasably connected at a distal end portion of the elongate shaft; wherein the distal portion of the second elongate member is retractable into the first elongate member by contacting the distal end of the elongate shaft with an edge of the first elongate member to at least partially release the loop portion from the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a wire guide, the method comprising:
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providing an elongate shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion; providing a loop at the distal portion of the shaft, releasably connecting the loop to the shaft to form a first configuration for the wire guide. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of disconnecting a loop portion of a medical device, the method comprising;
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providing a first elongate member having a lumen at least partially extending therethrough; providing a second elongate member having a shaft and a distal end portion forming a loop portion, the loop portion extending distally from the second elongate member and the second elongate member having a proximal portion at least partially extending through the lumen; retracting the second elongate member proximally through the lumen to at least partially disconnect the loop from the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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