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Catheter guide wire assembly
Assignee: Schneider USA Inc
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Filing: 1986-01-10
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2006-01-10
Abstract
Abstract A catheter guide wire assembly for use in angioplasty. The assembly has a combined core and safety wire extending longitudinally between its proximal and distal ends. A wound wire is positioned around the combined core and safety wire and follows the contour thereof. The combined core and safety wire has a relatively short and relatively flexible distal end portion with a first diameter, an elongated, relatively rigid proximal body portion having a diameter greater than the first diameter, and a tapered intermediate portion interconnecting the distal end portion and the proximal body portion. Ends of the wire and the combined core and safety wire are rigidly connected to each other. The guide wire assembly guides and supports a balloon catheter used to dilate a stenosis region of a blood vessel. Since the distal end has a reduced diameter, the distal end can be left within the stenosis region during the performance of a fluoroscopic process used to ascertain whether or not the stenosis region has been adequately enlarged by a dilatation procedure.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell M. Evans, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/09016; A61M25/09033; A61M2025/09175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising; (a) a combined core and safety wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having: (1) a relatively short and relatively flexible distal end portion having a first diameter, (2) an elongated, relatively rigid proximal body portion having a diameter greater than said first diameter, and (3) a tapered intermediate portion interconnecting the distal end portion and the proximal body portion; (b) a wire wound around the combined core and safety wire and being contoured to follow the contour of said core and safety wire so that the assembly has a distal end portion with an external diameter less than the external diameter of the elongated proximal body portion; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said combined core and safety wire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising; (a) a combined core and safety wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having: (1) a relatively short and relatively flexible distal end portion having a first diameter, (2) an elongated, relatively rigid proximal body portion having a diameter greater than said first diameter, and (3) a tapered intermediate portion interconnecting the distal end portion and the proximal body portion; (b) a wire wound around the combined core and safety wire and being contoured to follow the contour of said core and safety wire so that the assembly has a distal end portion with an external diameter less than the external diameter of the elongated proximal body portion; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said combined core and safety wire.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 1, wherein said distal end portion of said combined core and safety wire has an outermost end region formed as a paddle to facilitate interconnection between said wire and said combined core and safety wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 1, wherein said distal end portion of said combined core and safety wire has a uniform diameter portion extending from the intermediate portion towards the distal end of said assembly, the uniform diameter being said first diameter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 1, wherein said wire is a composite wire having a first portion with a generally rectangular cross section encompassing said proximal body portion of said combined core and safety wire and a second portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than said first portion encompassing said distal end and said intermediate portions of said combined core and safety wire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 3, wherein the length of said uniform diameter portion is not more than 5.0 cm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 5, wherein said first diameter is approximately 0.021 inches.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 6, wherein the diameter of said proximal body portion of said combined core and safety wire is approximately 0.035 inches.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A catheter guide wire assembly according to claim 7, wherein the length of said elongated proximal body portion of said combined core and safety wire is at least ten times the combined lengths of said distal end and said intermediate portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
111 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising: (a) a core wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having a distal end portion of smaller diameter as compared with a proximal portion thereof; (b) a wound wire around the core wire, said wound wire having an external diameter at its distal end portion that is less than the external diameter at its proximal body portion and being contoured to follow the contour of said core wire; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said core wire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising: (a) a core wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having a distal end portion of smaller diameter as compared with a proximal portion thereof; (b) a wound wire around the core wire, said wound wire having an external diameter at its distal end portion that is less than the external diameter at its proximal body portion and being contoured to follow the contour of said core wire; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said core wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
126 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising: (a) a core wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having a distal end portion of smaller diameter as compared with a proximal portion thereof; (b) a wound wire around the core wire, said wound wire having an external diameter at its distal end portion that is less than the external diameter at its proximal body portion, the wire of said wound wire having a substantially circular cross-sectional area, said wound wire having an outer contour matching the contour of said core wire; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said core wire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
126 words
A catheter guide wire assembly having an elongated proximal body portion and a distal end portion comprising: (a) a core wire extending longitudinally between proximal and distal ends of the assembly and having a distal end portion of smaller diameter as compared with a proximal portion thereof; (b) a wound wire around the core wire, said wound wire having an external diameter at its distal end portion that is less than the external diameter at its proximal body portion, the wire of said wound wire having a substantially circular cross-sectional area, said wound wire having an outer contour matching the contour of said core wire; and (c) means for connecting respective ends of the wound wire to proximal and distal end portions of said core wire.
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