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US 11,684,751 B2Granted
Guidewire
OwnerFarshad Malekmehrinventor
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Abstract
A system a guidewire and a tensioning mechanism. The guidewire includes a thin elongated structure and an outer shell around a first portion of the thin elongated structure. A second portion of the thin elongated structure is exposed outside the thin elongated structure. The tensioning mechanism is configured to engage the second portion of the thin elongated structure to move the guidewire between a flexible state and a rigid state.
Claims10
A system comprising:
- a guidewire comprising:
- a thin elongated structure;
- and
- an outer shell around a first portion of the thin elongated structure, wherein a second portion of the thin elongated structure is exposed outside the outer shell;
- and
- a tensioning mechanism configured to engage the second portion of the thin elongated structure to move the guidewire between a flexible state and a rigid state,
- wherein the tensioning mechanism comprises:
- a body portion defining a central opening, the central opening having threads;
- and
- a flange portion extending from the body portion,
- wherein the thin elongated structure further comprises screw threads along at least a portion of the second portion, and
- wherein the threads in the central opening of the tensioning mechanism are configured to threadedly engage the screw threads of the thin elongated structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.