Wire convertible from over-the-wire length to rapid exchange length
US8298160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0186
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for use in deploying medical devices. The apparatus includes a wire having a diameter such that the wire can appropriately be used with either a corresponding over-the-wire configured catheter or a rapid-exchange configured catheter. The wire has a location at which it can be easily fractured, when desired, in order to convert the length of the wire from a length for use in an over-the-wire configuration to a rapid-exchange configuration.
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