Kerstpiek tip for medical devices

摘要

An apparatus may include a medical device including an elongate shaft disposed about a guidewire, and a distal tip including a plurality of rounded protrusions, wherein adjacent protrusions are fixed directly to each other by a discrete, relatively flexible connector. The plurality of protrusions may each decrease in size from a proximalmost protrusion distally to distalmost protrusion.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a medical device including an elongate shaft disposed about a guidewire; and a distal tip including a plurality of rounded protrusions; wherein adjacent protrusions are coupled to each other by a discrete, relatively flexible connector; wherein each discrete, relatively flexible connector includes a maximum outer diameter that is greater than a maximum outer diameter of the guidewire and less than a minimum outer diameter of the elongate shaft.