Apparatus for use in a medical procedure in the vasculature comprising a guidewire and a catheter and a method of using the same
US12070561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2042 |
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- 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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