Total occlusion guidewire device
US8118827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09183
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire having a spreader or at least one centering device which may be used to open occluded vessels or other biological passages, especially chronic total occlusions. The guidewire may be used to either open the lumen or to center a boring device within the lumen, so that the chronic total occlusion can be crossed, and an interventional procedure can then be performed.
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