Guidewire catheter
US8267873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09116
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire catheter includes: a sheath for passing a guidewire therethrough; an operation section connected to an end of the sheath and having a through-hole for passing the guidewire therethrough; a guidewire adapter connected to the operation section and capable of freely extending or retracting relative to the operation section along the axial line of the through-hole, the guidewire adapter grasping the outer periphery surface of the guidewire projecting from the through-hole, and the guidewire adapter being capable of guiding and moving the guidewire relative to the operation section in an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the through-hole; a bar-shaped slide section formed on one of the operation section and the guidewire adapter in the exterior of the through-hole, the slide section being disposed along a line which is parallel with the axial line of the through-hole; a receiver formed on the other one of the operation section and the guidewire adapter and being capable of moving and supporting the freely extendable or retractable slide section; a connection section having a second through-hole formed coaxially with the axial line of the through-hole formed …
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