Patent ID: 9656046
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An assembly, comprising: a guide wire having a distal end for introduction into a blood vessel and a proximal end, and a fixator configured to releasably attach to an inner side of the blood vessel, the guide wire including a stopper preventing the fixator from travelling distally beyond the stopper, the fixator including, the fixator configured to maintain attachment to the inner side of the blood vessel, when a pulling force of at least 0.1N is applied to the guide wire, via the stopper, and to the fixator; the fixator configured to move, relative to the guidewire and independently of the guide wire, toward the proximal end of the guide wire, concurrently with the fixator maintaining attachment to the inner side of the blood vessel; the stopper being configured to restrict the distal slider from sliding distally relative to the stopper.