Patent ID: 9039749
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: a guidewire having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end comprising a stem; a connection mechanism comprising (a) the stem, (b) a ball attached directly to the stem, (c) a keyway structure configured to receive the stem and the ball, (d) a sleeve surrounding the keyway structure, the stem, and the ball, and (e) an adhesive between (i) the sleeve and (ii) the stem and the ball, the stem and the ball positioned in the keyway, and the ball being unreleasable from the keyway and the sleeve; and a self-expanding member attached to the distal end of the guidewire via the connection mechanism, the self-expanding member having a mesh configuration and comprising: