Patient specific guide wire method
OwnerMichael Ringinventor
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Abstract
A guide wire control device and methods of use are described herein. A novel method for optimizing a guide wire for a patient is described. The method includes steps of scanning a patient's anatomy and then fabricating, or selecting, a guide wire with optimal geometry for a particular patient and/or procedure. The guide wire may optionally be secured to a guide wire control device for improved control during transcatheter surgical procedures.
Claims18
A method of utilizing a guide wire for a surgical process which comprises:
- (a) scanning a vascular lumen of a patient to generate an image;
- (b) measuring said image to determine an optimal position of a prosthetic device relative to said vascular lumen;
- (c) forming an internal end of a guide wire to have an optimized shape for aligning said prosthetic device to said optimal position;
- and,
- (d) utilizing said guide wire as part of a surgical procedure to deploy said prosthetic device within said patient.
A method of utilizing a guide wire for a surgical process which comprises:
- (a) scanning a vascular artery of a patient to generate an image;
- (b) measuring said image to determine an optimal position of a prosthetic device relative to said vascular artery;
- (c) forming an internal end of a guide wire to have an optimized shape for aligning said prosthetic device to said optimal position;
- and,
- (d) utilizing said guide wire as part of a surgical procedure to deploy said prosthetic device within said patient.
A method of utilizing a guide wire for a surgical process which comprises:
- (a) scanning a vascular lumen of a patient to generate an image;
- (b) measuring said image to determine an optimal position of a surgically implanted device relative to said vascular lumen;
- (c) selecting an internal end of a guide wire to have an optimized shape for aligning said prosthetic device to said optimal position;
- and,
- (d) utilizing said guide wire as part of a surgical procedure to deploy said surgically implanted device within said patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.