Patent ID: 7803142
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: a tapered guide wire comprising a first length and a second length, wherein said first length has a diameter and said second length has a diameter that is larger than said diameter of said first length; and a medical needle adapted to access the interior of a patient's vessel by insertion of the medical needle therein and facilitate insertion of said tapered guide wire into the interior of the patient's vessel, the medical needle comprising a substantially rigid tapered tube portion having a first end, a second end, and a channel extending therethrough between said first end and said second end, said channel having a first diameter at said first end of said substantially rigid tapered tube portion, wherein said first diameter of said channel allows for at least a portion of said first length of said tapered guide wire to be passed through said channel while substantially maintaining said first diameter of said channel, said substantially rigid tapered tube portion comprising: