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US 6,656,199 B1Granted
Magnetic clamp assembly for an elongated flexible medical device
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorDaniel M. Lafontaine
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Abstract
A magnetic clamp assembly for an elongated flexible medical device. The clamp assembly includes magnetic clamp members operably coupled to clamp a portion of the flexible medical device to secure the medical device during treatment.
Claims34
A catheter comprising:
- a flexible shaft having an elongated length extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
- a first clamp member on a first portion of the elongated length of the flexible shaft;
- and
- a second clamp member on a second portion of the elongated length of the flexible shaft spaced from the first clamp member and the first and second clamp members being magnetically attracted to form a magnetic clamp to connect the first and second portions of the flexible shaft.
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A combination comprising:
- a flexible guidewire having an elongated length extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
- a first clamp member on a first portion of the elongated length of the flexible guidewire;
- and
- a second clamp member on a second portion of the elongated length of the flexible guidewire spaced from the first clamp member and the first and second clamp members being magnetically attracted to form a magnet clamp to connect the first and second portions of the flexible guidewire.
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A medical device comprising:
- a relatively rigid surface portion having a proximal end, a distal end and opposed sides and the surface portion having at least one magnetic clamp member formed of a magnetic material;
- and
- first and second base rails coupled to the relatively rigid surface portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a length therebetween and the first and second base rails spaced to form a channel between the opposed sides of the relatively rigid surface portion.
In combination:
- at least one surgical instrument including at least one clamp member along a portion thereof;
- and
- a relatively rigid tray having a surface portion including at least one clamp member, and the clamp member on the at least one surgical instrument being magnetically attracted to the clamp member on the surface portion of the tray.
In combination:
- an elongated flexible medical device including a flexible shaft portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of spaced magnetic clamping portions along a length thereof between the proximal and distal ends;
- a clamp device including a device body having a plurality of magnet clamping segments on spaced surface portions oriented to magnetically engage the magnetic clamping portions on the elongated flexible medical device to secure the flexible medical device in a collapsed profile.
A method for treating a patient comprising steps of:
- providing an elongated flexible catheter device;
- collapsing the elongated catheter device;
- and
- magnetically clamping the elongated catheter device in a collapsed profile.
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A method for treating a patient comprising steps of:
- providing an elongated flexible catheter device;
- inserting the elongated flexible catheter device into a patient for treatment;
- withdrawing the elongated flexible catheter device;
- collapsing the withdrawn catheter device;
- and
- magnetically clamping the catheter device in a collapsed profile.
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A method for treating a patient comprising steps of:
- inserting an elongated flexible catheter device having an elongated catheter shaft into a patient for treatment;
- providing an exchange length guidewire extending through the elongated catheter shaft;
- collapsing a portion of the exchange length guidewire and magnetically clamping the collapsed portion;
- withdrawing the elongated flexible catheter device over a portion of the exchange length guidewire;
- releasing the clamped portion of the exchange length guidewire;
- and
- removing the catheter device from the exchange length guidewire.
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A method for treating a patient comprising steps of:
- inserting an elongated flexible catheter device having an elongated catheter shaft into a patient for treatment;
- providing an exchange length guidewire extending through the elongated catheter shaft;
- withdrawing the elongated flexible catheter device over the exchange length guidewire;
- and
- collapsing a portion of the exchange length guidewire and magnetically clamping the collapsed portion.
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A method for treating a patient comprising steps of:
- inserting a flexible elongated catheter device having a clamp member on a proximal end thereof into a patient while retaining the clamp member external to the patient;
- and
- magnetically clamping the clamp member on the elongated flexible catheter device to a cooperating clamp member on a table.
A medical device comprising:
- a device body having a relatively flexible elongated shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end and an elongated length therebetween;
- a first clamp member;
- and
- a second clamp member along the shaft portion spaced from the first clamp member and the first and second clamp members being magnetically attracted to form a magnetic clamp to clamp the shaft portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.