Patent ID: 6544269
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A stylet for use with a medical device (10), the stylet (12) comprising:first and second wire segments (20 and 30) each including respective distal ends (22 and 32) and respective distal twisted portions (24 and 34) adjacent their respective distal ends (22 and 32), the distal twisted portions (24 and 34) being twisted about one another; the first wire segment (20) further including an elongated portion (26) extending from the proximal end of its distal twisted portion (24), and the second wire segment (30) extending at least partly laterally from the proximal end of its distal twisted portion (34); and a rounded or curved portion (38) at the distal ends (22 and 32) of the first and second wire segments (20 and 30).