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Elongated guidewire for use in dilation procedures
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-14
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Granted: 1994-08-30
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Expires: 2012-12-14
Abstract
Abstract An extendable guidewire for insertion within a subject. The guidewire includes an elongated flexible member having a diameter small enough for insertion into a subject and includes an outer member and an inner member. A central passageway extends through a proximal portion of the outer member. The inner member comprises a guidewire extension that is dimensioned to fit within the central passageway for back-and-forth movement with respect to the outer member. The outer member has a movement-limiting portion at its proximal end that cooperates with a movement-limiting portion of the inner member to limit movement of the inner member and frictionally hold the inner member in its extended position.
Inventors
- 👤 Fernando M. Viera
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M25/0905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A guidewire for insertion into a subject blood vessel, said guidewire comprising: a flexible tip; an elongated flexible body having a distal end for supporting said tip and defining a central passageway having a first portion which extends through the body with a substantially uniform inner diameter and having a second portion which tapers uniformly to an opening with a lesser inner diameter at a proximal end of the body; and an elongated extension for reciprocal movement relative to said body and having a central portion dimensioned to fit through the opening in said body, a distal end portion dimensioned to fit within the central passageway of said body and to engage said second portion of said body to limit relative movement in one direction between said extension and said body and an intermediate portion between said central portion and said end portion, said intermediate portion is tapered for frictional engagement with said second portion of said body over a circumferential extent and an axial extent to inhibit separation of said extension and said body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A guidewire for insertion into a subject blood vessel, said guidewire comprising: a flexible tip; an elongated flexible body having a distal end for supporting said tip and defining a central passageway having a first portion which extends through the body with a substantially uniform inner diameter and having a second portion which tapers uniformly to an opening with a lesser inner diameter at a proximal end of the body; and an elongated extension for reciprocal movement relative to said body and having a central portion dimensioned to fit through the opening in said body, a distal end portion dimensioned to fit within the central passageway of said body and to engage said second portion of said body to limit relative movement in one direction between said extension and said body and an intermediate portion between said central portion and said end portion, said intermediate portion is tapered for frictional engagement with said second portion of said body over a circumferential extent and an axial extent to inhibit separation of said extension and said body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The guidewire in claim 1 wherein said end portion of said extension is cylindrical in shape and has a longitudinal extent within the passageway of said body to maintain a coaxial relationship between said body and said extension.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The guidewire in claim 1 wherein said intermediate portion of said extension comprises a frusto-conical outer surface and wherein said second portion of said body comprises a frusto-conical inner surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The guidewire in claim 1 wherein said intermediate portion of said extension and said second portion of said body each have a longitudinal extent of approximately 0.25 inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
249 words
A guidewire for insertion into a subject blood vessel, said guidewire comprising: a flexible tip; an elongated flexible body having a distal end for supporting said tip and defining a central passageway having a first portion which extends through the body with a substantially uniform first inner diameter and having a second portion with a frusto-conical inner surface which tapers uniformly to an opening with a second inner diameter at a proximal end of the body, the second inner diameter is less than the first diameter; and an elongated extension for reciprocal movement relative to said body and having a central portion dimensioned to fit through the opening in said body, a distal end portion dimensioned to fit within the central passageway of said body and to engage said second portion of said body to limit relative movement in one direction between said extension and said body and an intermediate portion between said central portion and said end portion, said intermediate portion having a frusto-conical outer surface for frictional engagement with said second portion of said body over a circumferential extent and an axial extent to inhibit separation of said extension and said body, said end portion of said extension is cylindrical in shape and has a longitudinal extent within the passageway of said body to maintain a coaxial relationship between said body and said extension, and said intermediate portion of said extension and said second portion of said body each have a longitudinal extent of approximately 0.25 inch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
249 words
A guidewire for insertion into a subject blood vessel, said guidewire comprising: a flexible tip; an elongated flexible body having a distal end for supporting said tip and defining a central passageway having a first portion which extends through the body with a substantially uniform first inner diameter and having a second portion with a frusto-conical inner surface which tapers uniformly to an opening with a second inner diameter at a proximal end of the body, the second inner diameter is less than the first diameter; and an elongated extension for reciprocal movement relative to said body and having a central portion dimensioned to fit through the opening in said body, a distal end portion dimensioned to fit within the central passageway of said body and to engage said second portion of said body to limit relative movement in one direction between said extension and said body and an intermediate portion between said central portion and said end portion, said intermediate portion having a frusto-conical outer surface for frictional engagement with said second portion of said body over a circumferential extent and an axial extent to inhibit separation of said extension and said body, said end portion of said extension is cylindrical in shape and has a longitudinal extent within the passageway of said body to maintain a coaxial relationship between said body and said extension, and said intermediate portion of said extension and said second portion of said body each have a longitudinal extent of approximately 0.25 inch.
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