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Method of manufacturing an assembly for positioning an embolization coil in the vascular system, and such an assembly
Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An assembly for positioning an embolization coil (4) in the vascular system. The assembly includes a guidewire having a relatively flexible distal section (6), which has a central core (7) and a threading coil (10), the distal turns (11) of which are arranged with such mutual spacing (12) that the embolization coil can be threaded in and out of the threading coil. The distal end section of the guidewire is manufactured with an elongated, rotationally symmetrical member, such as cylindrical member (13), and the peripheral surface of the member is provided with a bonding layer (25). Then the distal turns of the threading coil are positioned in the desired helical shape on the external side of the member, and the bonding layer is activated so that the distal turns are fixed to the member in this shape. The cylindrical member (13) has an outer diameter which is a fraction smaller than the inner diameter of the embolization coil (4) and has a length which is longer than the extent in the axial direction of the guidewire of at least three of the distal turns (11) of the threading coil. The distal turns of the threading coil are fixed to the external side of the member, so that the thread provided is geometrically stable and smooth-running.
Inventors
- 👤 Erik Edelboe Rasmussen
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12113; A61B17/12131; A61B17/1214; A61B17/12145; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61B2017/1205; A61B2017/12054; A61B2017/12095; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61M2025/09175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
An assembly for positioning an embolization coil (4) in a vascular system, comprising a guidewire having a relatively flexible distal section (6), which has a central core (7) and a threading coil (10) having distal turns (11), which are arranged with such mutual spacing (12) that the embolization coil can be threaded in and out of the threading coil; wherein the distal section (6) of the guidewire has an elongated, rotationally symmetrical member (13) having an outer diameter, which is a fraction smaller than an inner diameter of the embolization coil, and having a length, which is longer than at least three of the distal turns (11) of the threading coil; and wherein the distal turns of the threading coil are fixed to an external side of the member; wherein the central core (7) in the flexible distal section (6) of the guidewire comprises the member, a proximal portion (14; 14') and an intermediate portion (15; 15') with a decreasing diameter towards the member (13); and wherein the threading coil is a distal end of a wirecoil (8), a proximal end of which is fastened to said proximal portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
An assembly for positioning an embolization coil (4) in a vascular system, comprising a guidewire having a relatively flexible distal section (6), which has a central core (7) and a threading coil (10) having distal turns (11), which are arranged with such mutual spacing (12) that the embolization coil can be threaded in and out of the threading coil; wherein the distal section (6) of the guidewire has an elongated, rotationally symmetrical member (13) having an outer diameter, which is a fraction smaller than an inner diameter of the embolization coil, and having a length, which is longer than at least three of the distal turns (11) of the threading coil; and wherein the distal turns of the threading coil are fixed to an external side of the member; wherein the central core (7) in the flexible distal section (6) of the guidewire comprises the member, a proximal portion (14; 14') and an intermediate portion (15; 15') with a decreasing diameter towards the member (13); and wherein the threading coil is a distal end of a wirecoil (8), a proximal end of which is fastened to said proximal portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the outer diameter of the member (13) is smaller than 0.25 mm, and its length is between 2 and 4 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the outer diameter of the member (13) is in the interval from 0.25 to 0.36 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the rotationally symmetrical member (13) has a decreasing diameter towards a distal end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An assembly according to claim 1, wherein at least five of the distal turns (11) of the threading coil are fixed to the external side of the member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly according to claim 5 wherein the rotationally symmetrical member (13) has a decreasing diameter towards a distal end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the proximal portion (14; 14') has substantially the same diameter as the member (13), wherein the intermediate portion (15; 15') tapers substantially evenly towards the member where the diameter is suddenly increased to the outer diameter of the member, and wherein the length of the member (13) is less than the length of the intermediate portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly according to claim 7 wherein the rotationally symmetrical member (13) has a decreasing diameter towards a distal end thereof.
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