Patents
US 9844650 B2: Guide wire for use with a catheter
- Granted
- 2017-12-19
- Filed
- 2014-06-24 application 14312934
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A guide wire (1) for use with a catheter comprises a core wire (3) terminating in a distal portion (18) of flat ribbon-like construction having respective opposite major surfaces (29,30). A spring (24) is brazed to a distal end (27) of the distal portion (18) and to the core wire (3) at a tapering portion (14). A reinforcing member (38) extends axially along the distal portion (18) from a proximal end (26) of the distal portion (18) to a location (40) for reinforcing the distal portion (18) for in turn increasing its torsional rigidity in order to minimize axial twisting of the distal portion (18). A guide portion (42) of the distal portion (18) between the location (40) and the distal end (27) is provided to be bent at a desired set curved configuration for offsetting a distal tip (9) of the guide wire (1) from a central axis (8) thereof, so that by rotating the guide wire (1) at its proximal end (5) the distal portion (18) is also rotated for aligning the distal tip (9) with a branched vessel into which it is desired to direct and urge the guide wire (1).
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Chaska, MN | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry William Lupton | Touba, CI | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M25/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY (AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT) signed 2021-09-03 | SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. CLARENCE, NY MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTON INC. CLARENCE, NY UTI HOLDINGS, LLC CLARENCE, NY NOBLE-MET LLC CLARENCE, NY MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC CLARENCE, NY MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC CLARENCE, NY LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. CLARENCE, NY LAKE REGIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC. CLARENCE, NY MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTSBURGH, INC. CLARENCE, NY | 58649/616 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-09-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GREATBATCH LTD. signed 2021-09-02 ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2021-09-02 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ROANOKE, VA | 57468/56 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-08-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRIVANT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED signed 2017-08-17 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. CHASKA, MN | 43320/425 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUPTON, HENRY W. signed 2013-09-05 | BRIVANT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED GALWAY | 37459/644 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-10-27 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2015-10-27 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTOWN INC. signed 2015-10-27 UTI HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2015-10-27 NOBLE MET LLC signed 2015-10-27 MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC signed 2015-10-27 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2015-10-27 LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. signed 2015-10-27 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2015-10-27 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTS BURGH, INC. signed 2015-10-27 | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY BUFFALO, NY | 36980/115 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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