Guide wire with multi-lumen access threads
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a guide wire having a first end and a second end;
an affixing harness coupled to the guide wire, the affixing harness having at least one projection extending towards the first end of the guide wire;
a plurality of alignment strings having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each of the plurality of alignment strings is removably coupled to the at least one projection of the affixing harness; and
an affixing shield removably coupled to at least one of the affixing harness and the guide wire, wherein the affixing shield is movably positioned over the at least one projection of the affixing harness, and wherein the affixing shield is flexible and has shape memory.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising (a) a guide wire having a first end and a second end, (b) an affixing harness coupled to the guide wire, the affixing harness having at least one projection extending towards the first end of the guide wire, (c) a plurality of alignment strings having a first end and a second end, where the first end of each of the plurality of alignment strings is removably coupled to the at least one projection of the affixing harness, and (d) an affixing shield removably coupled to at least one of the affixing harness and the guide wire, wherein the affixing shield is movably positioned over the at least one projection of the affixing harness.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a guide wire having a first end and a second end; an affixing harness coupled to the guide wire, the affixing harness having at least one projection extending towards the first end of the guide wire; a plurality of alignment strings having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each of the plurality of alignment strings is removably coupled to the at least one projection of the affixing harness; and an affixing shield removably coupled to at least one of the affixing harness and the guide wire, wherein the affixing shield is movably positioned over the at least one projection of the affixing harness, and wherein the affixing shield is flexible and has shape memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 28, 29)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a stent graft having a main body including at least one lumen, wherein the main body has a first end and a second end; a plurality of openings defined by at least one bifurcation in the at least one lumen of the main body of the stent graft; a guide wire movably disposed through the main body and through a first opening of the plurality of openings such that a first end of the guide wire extends out of the first end of the main body and a second end of the guide wire extends beyond the first opening; an affixing harness coupled to the guide wire, the affixing harness having at least one projection extending towards the first end of the guide wire; and a plurality of alignment strings each having a first and a second end, wherein the first end of each of the plurality of alignment strings is removably coupled to the at least one projection of the affixing harness, and wherein each second end of the plurality of alignment strings is movably disposed through a different opening of the plurality of openings. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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