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Apparatus for use in a medical procedure in the vasculature comprising a guidewire and a catheter and a method of using the same

US11052225B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

C.R. Bard, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eoin Ryan · Dublin, IE
Allan Ronan · Enniscorthy, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2015
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/0288
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided an apparatus for use in a bodily lumen. The apparatus comprises a guidewire and a catheter. The guidewire has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter includes a lumen for receiving the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be translated along the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be biased towards a translated position along the guidewire by a magnetic attraction between the guidewire and the catheter.

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