System and method for navigating a guide wire
US11696808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/01
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for navigating a guide wire during a catheter procedure, the method includes changing the direction of a distal portion of the guide wire to advance past a junction in a desired path by rotating a proximal end of the guide wire a predetermined amount while the guide wire is being retracted to a point before the junction and then advancing the distal end of the guide wire past the junction through the desired path.
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