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US 2019/0290304 A1Published application
Vascular Re-Entry Device
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorJeff Sarge
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Abstract
A method for operating an ultrasonic reentry device, includes: providing an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; providing a catheter body having a lumen surrounding the ultrasound transmission member; providing a dilator slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter body, the dilator surrounding the ultrasound transmission member; and exposing the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member from a distal end of the dilator.
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A method for operating an ultrasonic reentry device, comprising:
- providing an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- providing a catheter body having a lumen surrounding the ultrasound transmission member;
- providing a dilator slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter body, the dilator surrounding the ultrasound transmission member;
- and
- exposing the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member from a distal end of the dilator.
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A method for operating an ultrasonic reentry device, comprising:
- providing a catheter body having a lumen;
- providing an ultrasound transmission member disposed in the lumen, the ultrasound transmission member having a taper to a needle-like distal end;
- disposing a dilator over the ultrasound transmission member, with the catheter body overlapping the dilator;
- providing a sheath disposed over the dilator, the catheter body, and the ultrasound transmission member;
- and
- articulating a distal end of the sheath to position the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member and a distal end of the dilator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.