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Medical device guidewire with a position sensor

US8764683B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

24References

24Claims

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Assignee

MediGuide Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Nimrod Meller · Kiryat Tivon, IL
Ran Sela · Givat Shmuel, IL
Dan Seter · Haifa, IL
Lior Sobe · Even Yehuda, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2010
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/09183
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes a corewire having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an elongate shroud disposed about the corewire, the shroud having a distal end, and a plug coupled with the distal end portion of the corewire and the distal end of the shroud, the plug having a distal, non-traumatic tip portion, an interior between the corewire and the shroud being configured to receive a sensor.

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