US 12,226,118 B2
Medical device
Yuichi Tada, Santa Clara, CA (US); and John Barritt, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,715.
Application 17/868,715 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/004567, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354530 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/320758 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device that removes an object in a body lumen, the medical device comprising:
a rotatable drive shaft;
a cutter attached to a distal portion of the drive shaft and by which the object is cut;
an outer tube surrounding the drive shaft;
a guide wire tube attached to a distal portion of the outer tube and having a guide wire lumen therein;
a metal member attached to the guide wire tube and including a first portion that extends along the guide wire tube and includes a first recess; and
a distal tip made of a resin, disposed at a distal portion of the guide wire tube, and having a distal lumen that communicates with the guide wire lumen, wherein the distal tip engages with the first recess of the metal member.