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

Claim 12:
13. 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, the second portion comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment extends between the bend and the second 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 first portion and the first segment are biased relative to each other at a second interior angle that is less than 180 degrees on the first side of the shaft,
wherein the distal end of the shaft terminates with a free end oriented to point at an angle relative to the first segment and the second segment,
wherein the second portion further comprises a third segment distal to the second segment and including the free end,
wherein the second segment and the third segment are biased relative to each other at a third interior angle that is less than 180 degrees on the first side of the shaft,
wherein the first segment is angled relative to both the second segment and the third segment, 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,
wherein the distal end is axially offset from the proximal end such that the distal end is disposed at a farthest radial location of the second portion relative to an axis of the first portion of the shaft, and
wherein the free end comprises a sharpened point oriented to point at the angle relative to the first segment and the second segment.