Frederick L Kuhn

US Patent:

20180085174, Mar 29, 2018

Filed:

Nov 22, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/358251

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Mina W. Chow - Campbell CA, US
Jephrey Rodriguez - Irvine CA, US
Athanasios Papadakis - Newport Beach CA, US
Ketan P. Muni - San Jose CA, US
Frederick Kuhn - Savannah GA, US
Ronan L. Jenkinson - Walnut Creek CA, US
Jeffery J. Christian - Morgan Hill CA, US
William Kane - Irvine CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 34/20
A61B 5/06
A61M 1/00
A61M 25/09
A61B 17/24

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a navigational guidewire and a suction device. The navigational guidewire includes a sensing element, an outer member and a conductor. The sensing element is configured to respond to positioning within an electromagnetic field. The conductor extends along the length of the outer member and is in communication with the sensing element. The shaft assembly has an open distal end. The shaft assembly also defines a suction lumen and a guidewire lumen extending through the open distal end. The guidewire lumen is dimensioned to receive the sensing element of the navigational guidewire.