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US 11,951,265 B2Granted
Vascular access wire tip comprising a crank
AssigneeEmbrace Medical Ltd
InventorsMichael Gabriel Tal, Omer Eilon, Ronny Winshtein
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Abstract
A vascular access wire is disclosed. The vascular access wire includes an elongated core member and a distal tip. The Distal tip comprising a crank configured with a crank distal surface and a crank center of rotation. The crank is configured to rotate about the crank center of rotation when the core member is sufficiently loaded axially and when the crank distal surface is pressed against a wall of a target blood vessel, for triggering or affecting a deflecting and/or a deforming of the core member proximally to the crank.
Claims41
A vascular access wire, comprising:
- an elongated core member;
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- a distal tip comprising a crank configured with a crank distal surface and a crank center of rotation;
- wherein the crank is configured to rotate about the crank center of rotation when the core member is sufficiently loaded axially and when the crank distal surface is pressed against a wall of a target blood vessel, for triggering or affecting a deflecting and/or a deforming of the core member proximally to the crank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.