Deflectable Elongated Guidewire Assembly
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599338B2 to Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited on April 14, 2026 for a deflectable elongated guidewire assembly used in medical procedures. The patent covers a guidewire with a distal segment configured to be selectively maneuvered along an introducer assembly and to transmit tenting force to biological walls. The patent application was filed May 25, 2021 and contains 11 claims.
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USPTO granted patent US12599338B2 to Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited on April 14, 2026 for a deflectable elongated guidewire assembly. The invention claims an elongated introducer assembly with a distal segment configured to selectively transmit tenting force from the guidewire assembly to biological walls after the distal segment contacts and protracts away from the introducer. The patent provides Boston Scientific with enforceable intellectual property rights in the United States.
Medical device manufacturers developing guidewire technology or related interventional devices should review this patent to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications and determine whether licensing or design-around strategies are necessary.
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Deflectable elongated guidewire assembly
Grant US12599338B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
Inventors
Christian Balkovec, Matthew DiCicco, Eduardo Moriyama, Gareth Davies
Abstract
An elongated guidewire assembly has a distal segment configured to be selectively maneuvered, along an elongated Introducer assembly. The distal segment is configured to selectively transmit a tenting force from the elongated guidewire assembly to the first biological wall after the distal segment has contacted, at least in part, the first biological wall and the distal segment has been selectively protracted away from the distal introducer assembly.
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/6851 A61B 5/6885 A61B 5/7455
Filing Date
2021-05-25
Application No.
17928947
Claims
11
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