Multiple Guidewire System
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsAlison J. Julson, Mike P. Meyer, Adam D. Grovender
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Abstract
Multiple guidewire systems and methods of using are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a guidewire system may include a first guidewire releasably coupled to a second guidewire such that when the guidewire system is advanced through a vessel, the first guidewire may be coupled to the second guidewire. After the guidewire system has been advanced through a vessel, the first guidewire and the second guidewire may be separated. In some instances, the first guidewire may be chemically, mechanically, electrically, and/or mechanically releasably coupled to the second guidewire.
Claims20
A guidewire system comprising:
- a first guidewire including a proximal region and a distal region;
- and
- a second guidewire including a proximal region and a distal region;
- wherein the first guidewire is releasably coupled to the second guidewire such when the guidewire system is being advanced through a vessel, the first guidewire is coupled to the second guidewire and, when the guidewire system is at a desired location in the vessel, the first guidewire is at least partially separated from the second guidewire.
A medical device system comprising:
- two or more guidewires coupled together for advancement through a vessel;
- and
- a first medical device configured to be advanced over a first guidewire of the two or more guidewires, wherein the first medical device at least partially separates the two or more guidewires when being advanced over the first guidewire.
A method for guiding a plurality of medical devices to a desired location in a vessel, the method comprising:
- coupling two or more guidewires together;
- advancing the two or more guidewires to the desired location in the vessel;
- and
- separating at least a portion of a first guidewire of the two or more guidewires from a second guidewire of the two or more guidewires when the two or more guidewires are at the desired location in the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.