Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member
US5558101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2029/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for maintaining the position of a guiding member, such as a guidewire, within a patient's vascular system, particularly within a guiding catheter disposed within the patient's vascular system, while an intravascular catheter slidably mounted on the guiding member is withdrawn and a replacement catheter is advanced over the guiding member. One presently preferred embodiment includes a guiding sheath having an inner lumen extending the length thereof with an engaging device slidably disposed with the guiding sheath. The guidewire engaging device is torqued from its proximal end which extends out of the proximal end of the guiding catheter so that the flexible distal end wraps around the guidewire tightly enough to maintain the position of the guidewire while withdrawing or advancing a catheter over the guidewire. The distal portion of the guidewire engaging device is preferably a pseudo elastic NiTi alloy which is in a stable austenite phase at body temperature (37.degree. C.) and which exhibits a stress-induced transformation from the austenite phase to a martensite phase.
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