Patent ID: 7833197
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A combination comprising: an elongate medical device comprising an elongate shaft portion having a longitudinally extending laterally accessible guidewire lumen, the guidewire lumen accessible through an opening in the elongate shaft portion; and a generally tubular guidewire exit ramp member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a flap member, the proximal portion having a lumen, the distal portion having a lumen and a slot extending proximally from a distal end of the distal portion to a proximal end of the flap member, the flap member extending distally from the proximal portion and further being biased to extend into the lumen defined by the distal portion; and wherein the ramp member is positioned on the elongate shaft portion such that the proximal portion and distal portion surround the elongate shaft portion and the flap member extends into the guidewire lumen such that a guidewire backloaded into the guidewire lumen will be forced out of the guidewire lumen through the opening by the flap member.