Patent ID: 11903608
Assignee: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A wire for use with a vascular treatment device, the wire comprising:
a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, a first side extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal end, and a second side opposite to the first side and extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal end, the shaft further comprising:
a first portion that extends from the proximal end to a bend, and
a second portion that extends from the bend to the distal end, wherein the second portion comprises at least three linear segments oriented at a non-zero angle relative to one another, the at least three linear segments including a first segment that extends from the bend, a second segment disposed such that the first segment extends between the bend and the second segment, and a third segment disposed such that the second segment extends between the first segment and the third segment,
wherein the first segment and the second segment are biased relative to each other at a first interior angle that is less than 180 degrees on the second side of the shaft,
wherein the second segment and the third segment are biased relative to each other a second interior angle that is less than 180 degrees on the first side of the shaft, and
wherein the third segment includes the distal end that is axially offset from and angled relative to the proximal end such that the distal end is disposed at a farthest radial location of the at least three linear segments relative to an axis of the first portion of the shaft,
wherein the distal end of the shaft is configured to rotate within the vascular treatment device and the at least three linear segments are oriented at the non-zero angle relative to one another such that the first segment of the at least three linear segments is angled relative to both the second segment and the third segment of the at least three linear segments, the second segment is angled relative to both the first segment and the third segment, and the third segment is angled relative to both the first segment and the second segment.