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US 2010/0168619 A1Published application
Combination wire guide and method of use thereof
AssigneeCook Incorporated
InventorJames C. Elsesser
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Abstract
The present embodiments generally relate to a medical surgical device and specifically a wire guide for percutaneous placement within a body cavity. The wire guide includes a multi-filar coil having an increasing pitch towards the distal end of the wire guide. Methods of using the device are also provided.
Claims15
A wire guide comprising:
- a multi-filar coil having a proximal end and a distal end and having an increasing pitch forwards the distal end;
- and
- a core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, where the proximal portion of the core member in positioned within the multi-filar coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.