Tip Controllable Guidewire Device
First Claim
1. A device for controlling the tip of a guidewire for advancement through an arterial system, comprising:
- a control handle having a hollow inner cavity;
an inner core wire fixedly attached to a proximal end of said control handle, wherein said inner core wire extends from within the hollow inner cavity of said control handle and out of a distal end of said control handle; and
a tubular member slidably disposed over said inner core wire, wherein said tubular member is operably attached to said control handle.
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Abstract
A medical device for controlling the tip of an inner guidewire for advancement of an interventional device throughout the arterial system of a patient. The device includes an elongated housing with a closed rear end and an opposing open end. A traveller is disposed within the elongated housing and slides along the longitudinal axis of the elongated housing. A tubular shaft member that is attached to the proximal end of the traveller extends through the open end of the elongated housing. The proximal end of a guidewire is fixedly attached to the rear end of the elongated housing. The guidewire extends longitudinally through the elongated housing, through the traveller and is contained within the passageway of the tubular shaft member.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for controlling the tip of a guidewire for advancement through an arterial system, comprising:
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a control handle having a hollow inner cavity; an inner core wire fixedly attached to a proximal end of said control handle, wherein said inner core wire extends from within the hollow inner cavity of said control handle and out of a distal end of said control handle; and a tubular member slidably disposed over said inner core wire, wherein said tubular member is operably attached to said control handle.
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2. A device for controlling the tip of a guidewire for advancement through an arterial system, comprising:
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an elongated housing having an inner cavity extending therein, a traveller slidably disposed within the inner cavity of said housing, said traveller having an inner bore extending therein, a tubular member fixedly attached on one end to said traveller, a guidewire running through the inner cavity of said housing, into the inner bore of said traveller, and into said tubular member, and a means to move said traveller within the inner cavity of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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