Patent ID: 8277469
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for inducing in-vivo vibrations in a body passageway or an organ, comprising: a guidewire for inducing in-vivo vibrations in a body passageway or an organ, comprising: a distal working zone and a proximal side, the distal working zone being connected to the proximal side; the distal working zone comprising a distal tip, a front segment, an engine segment, a weakest segment, and a stent segment; the distal tip is connected to the front segment, the front segment is preceded by the engine segment, the engine segment is preceded by the weakest segment, and the weakest segment is preceded by the stent segment; the stiffness of the front segment is greater than the stiffness of the weakest segment; the engine segment includes an embedded engine, the embedded engine comprising at least one magnetic element, wherein the magnetic element is an active electromagnetic coil; when the at least one magnetic element is acted on by a magnetic field gradient, a longitudinal force is developed on the engine segment; and a support catheter having permanent magnet beads; wherein the guidewire is housed in the support catheter and the embedded engine is remotely operable from the proximal side of the device.