Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member

Details Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member

1995-06-07

1998-05-12

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128657, 128473, 128434, 600433, 600434, A61B 500

Patent

active

057493707

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for maintaining the position of a guiding member, such as a guidewire, within a patient's vascular system, particularly within a guiding catheter disposed within the patient's vascular system, while an intravascular catheter slidably mounted on the guiding member is withdrawn and a replacement catheter is advanced over the guiding member. One presently preferred embodiment includes a guiding sheath having an inner lumen extending the length thereof with an engaging device slidably disposed with the guiding sheath. The guidewire engaging device is torqued from its proximal end which extends out of the proximal end of the guiding catheter so that the flexible distal end wraps around the guidewire tightly enough to maintain the position of the guidewire while withdrawing or advancing a catheter over the guidewire. The distal portion of the guidewire engaging device is preferably a pseudoelastic NiTi alloy which is in a stable austenite phase at body temperature (37.degree. C.) and which exhibits a stress-induced transformation from the austenite phase to a martensite phase.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5318527 (1994-06-01), Hyde et al.
patent: 5387219 (1995-02-01), Rappe
patent: 5388590 (1995-02-01), Horrigan et al.

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