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US5443456A
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Catheter with collapsible wire guide
Assignee: Misonix LLC
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Filing: 1994-02-10
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Granted: 1995-08-22
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Expires: 2014-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A catheterization assembly comprises an elongate substantially cylindrical catheter having an outer surface, and a flexible collapsible guide element attached to the outer surface of the catheter at a distal end thereof. A guidewire extends generally parallel to the catheter and through the guide element so that the guide element is held in an extended guide configuration away from the outer surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard M. Alliger
- 👤 Joseph Librizzi
- 👤 Robert Ginsburg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M2025/0177; A61M2025/0183
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A catheter comprising: an elongate substantially cylindrical catheter wall having an outer surface, said catheter wall having a distal tip; and flexible guide means attached to said outer surface of said wall at a distal end thereof for flexing between a neutral configuration relatively collapsed against said outer surface and a guide configuration extending laterally outwardly from said outer surface and for slidably attaching, while in said guide configuration, a guidewire to said catheter wall, said flexible guide means including a thread-like loop attached to said wall, said thread-like loop being substantially spaced from said distal tip so that said thread-like loop can assume said neutral configuration, relatively collapsed against said outer surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catheter comprising: an elongate substantially cylindrical catheter wall having an outer surface, said catheter wall having a distal tip; and flexible guide means attached to said outer surface of said wall at a distal end thereof for flexing between a neutral configuration relatively collapsed against said outer surface and a guide configuration extending laterally outwardly from said outer surface and for slidably attaching, while in said guide configuration, a guidewire to said catheter wall, said flexible guide means including a thread-like loop attached to said wall, said thread-like loop being substantially spaced from said distal tip so that said thread-like loop can assume said neutral configuration, relatively collapsed against said outer surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catheter defined in claim 1 wherein said loop is provided along its length with a smaller, ancillary loop for receiving said guidewire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catheterization assembly comprising: an elongate substantially cylindrical catheter having an outer surface and a distal tip; a flexible collapsible guide element in the form of a a thread-like loop attached to said outer surface of said catheter at a distal end thereof, said thread-like loop being substantially spaced from said distal tip so that said thread-like loop can alternately assume a neutral configuration relatively collapsed against said outer surface and a guide configuration extending laterally outwardly from said outer surface; and a guidewire extending generally parallel to said catheter and through said guide element so that said guide element is held in said guide configuration, extended laterally away from said outer surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
113 words
A catheterization assembly comprising: an elongate substantially cylindrical catheter having an outer surface and a distal tip; a flexible collapsible guide element in the form of a a thread-like loop attached to said outer surface of said catheter at a distal end thereof, said thread-like loop being substantially spaced from said distal tip so that said thread-like loop can alternately assume a neutral configuration relatively collapsed against said outer surface and a guide configuration extending laterally outwardly from said outer surface; and a guidewire extending generally parallel to said catheter and through said guide element so that said guide element is held in said guide configuration, extended laterally away from said outer surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The catherization assembly defined in claim 3 wherein said loop is provided along its length with a smaller, ancillary loop for receiving said guidewire.
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