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Guidewire for precision catheter positioning
Assignee: Prolifix Medical Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-12
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Granted: 2002-06-18
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Expires: 2019-04-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention comprises a guidewire having a compressible guide section capable of deflecting a catheter to abut a lumen wall. The compressible guide section exerts an outward radial force while it is at least partially compressed within a lumen. The guide section permits a physician to precisely locate a catheter within a body lumen and adjust a catheter tip orientation to be directed to a particular side of a body lumen. A method is disclosed for properly matching a guidewire and a catheter to operate together in the present invention, along with a force measuring instrument to assist in measuring a catheter's resistance force value. This method and systems of the present invention involve determining the exact force relationship between the compressible guide section and the resistance of the catheter in vitro.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy B. McFann
- 👤 John C. Muskivitch
- 👤 James D. Passafaro
- 👤 Kathy M. Mah
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 16:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/221; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B2017/00831; A61B2017/00867; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22042; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/064; A61M2025/09058; A61M2025/09083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of matching a catheter to a guidewire for a medical procedure requiring precision radial positioning comprising the steps of: (a) determining a lumen diameter of a body lumen to be treated; (b) selecting a catheter to be used in said body lumen; (c) choosing the effective length of said catheter; (d) measuring a catheter resistance value of said catheter over said effective length; and (e) matching a guidewire having a compressible guide section to said catheter resistance value to ensure said guidewire has sufficient outward radial force when compressed to deflect said catheter into said lumen wall.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of matching a catheter to a guidewire for a medical procedure requiring precision radial positioning comprising the steps of: (a) determining a lumen diameter of a body lumen to be treated; (b) selecting a catheter to be used in said body lumen; (c) choosing the effective length of said catheter; (d) measuring a catheter resistance value of said catheter over said effective length; and (e) matching a guidewire having a compressible guide section to said catheter resistance value to ensure said guidewire has sufficient outward radial force when compressed to deflect said catheter into said lumen wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein step (d) further comprises measuring the beam stiffness in a portable force measuring device and converting the beam stiffness of said catheter into said catheter resistance value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein step (e) further comprises graphing the catheter resistance value against the outward radial force of a guidewire for verification of compatibility between said guidewire and said catheter for precise radial positioning further comprising the steps of: (a) graphing the radial force of the guide section as a function of the change in radius of the guide section as it is stretched; and (b) overlaying the resistance force of the catheter after converting the measured values of the catheter resistance force into the same coordinate system as that used by the guide section of the guidewire.
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