Extendable guidewire for vascular procedures
US4966163A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32204
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An extendable guidewire system for introducing a dilatation catheter into the arterial system of a patient. The guidewire system has guidewire and extension sections with a connection therebetween which permits the two sections to be joined together and separated simply by twisting the two sections to effect a threaded connection. One of the sections can be used for positioning the catheter within the cardiovascular system, and the other section an be employed to extend the wire to change catheters.
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