Extendable guide wire for vascular procedures

Details Extendable guide wire for vascular procedures Extendable guide wire for vascular procedures

1987-09-21

1989-07-11

Truluck, Dalton L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

604 95, 128657, A61M 2500, A61B 500

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active

048461938

ABSTRACT:
An extendable guidewire and method for introducing and exchanging catheters in vascular procedures such as coronary angioplasty, angiography, and valvuloplasty. The guidewire has first and second interfitting sections movable between extended and retracted positions relative to each other and means to releasably secure the two sections in the extended position.

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patent: 3631848 (1972-01-01), Muller
patent: 4619274 (1986-10-01), Morrison
patent: 4719924 (1988-01-01), Crittenden et al.

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