Method of using finishing wire with large ball-nose tip
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1. A method of inserting a payload into a destination vessel of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
- providing a payload having a narrowed distal end;
providing a guide catheter for longitudinally guiding the payload;
providing a finishing wire, comprising;
a proximal shaft having a diameter; and
a ball-nosed distal end connected to a distal end of the proximal shaft, the ball nosed distal end having a diameter larger than the diameter of at least a portion of the proximal shaft, the ball-nosed distal end sized to interfere with the narrowed distal end of the payload, and a combined length of the proximal shaft and ball-nosed distal end being greater than a length of the payload;
inserting the guiding catheter into a chamber of the patient'"'"'s heart via an access vessel;
inserting the payload through the guide catheter into the destination vessel of the patient'"'"'s heart to seat the payload in the destination vessel;
inserting the finishing wire through the payload such that the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire contacts the narrowed distal end of the payload; and
fixing, while the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is in contact with the narrowed distal end of the payload, a proximal end of the finishing wire to secure the payload against dislodgment.
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Abstract
A finishing wire with a ball nose tip is used to secure an implantable device such as a cardiac pacing lead during implantation procedures. The finishing wire includes a proximal shaft, and a ball-nosed distal end. The ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is sized to interface with an implantable device having a narrowed distal tip. The length of the finishing wire is greater than the length of the implantable device.
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1. A method of inserting a payload into a destination vessel of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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providing a payload having a narrowed distal end;
providing a guide catheter for longitudinally guiding the payload;
providing a finishing wire, comprising;
a proximal shaft having a diameter; and
a ball-nosed distal end connected to a distal end of the proximal shaft, the ball nosed distal end having a diameter larger than the diameter of at least a portion of the proximal shaft, the ball-nosed distal end sized to interfere with the narrowed distal end of the payload, and a combined length of the proximal shaft and ball-nosed distal end being greater than a length of the payload;
inserting the guiding catheter into a chamber of the patient'"'"'s heart via an access vessel;
inserting the payload through the guide catheter into the destination vessel of the patient'"'"'s heart to seat the payload in the destination vessel;
inserting the finishing wire through the payload such that the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire contacts the narrowed distal end of the payload; and
fixing, while the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is in contact with the narrowed distal end of the payload, a proximal end of the finishing wire to secure the payload against dislodgment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 35)
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18. A method of inserting a payload into a destination vessel of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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providing a payload having a narrowed distal end;
providing a guide catheter for longitudinally guiding the payload;
providing a guide wire for longitudinally guiding the payload;
providing a finishing wire, comprising;
a proximal shaft comprising a diameter; and
a ball-nosed distal end connected to a distal end of the proximal shaft, the ball nosed distal end having a diameter larger than at least a portion of a diameter of the proximal shaft, the ball-nosed distal end sized to interfere with the narrowed distal end of the payload, and a combined length of the proximal shaft and ball-nosed distal end greater than a length of the payload;
inserting the guiding catheter into a chamber of the patient'"'"'s heart via an access vessel;
inserting the guide wire through the guide catheter into the destination vessel of the patient'"'"'s heart;
inserting the payload through the guide catheter and over the guide wire into a destination vessel of the patient'"'"'s heart to seat the payload in the destination vessel;
removing the guide wire from the guide catheter;
inserting the finishing wire through the payload such that the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire contacts the narrowed distal end of the payload; and
fixing, while the ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is in contact with the narrowed distal end of the payload, a proximal end of the finishing wire to secure the payload against dislodgment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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