Endoscopic guidewire for a catheter

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an an endoscopic guidewire for a catheter showing our new design, the guidewire being shown broken in the center to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 5 is a top front perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D363544
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 1995
Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation (Natick, MA)
Inventors: Christopher A. Rowland (Marlboro, MA), Earl F. Bardsley (Arlington, MA), Richard DeMello (Acton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Frances P. Craig
Application Number: 0/11,819