Alternating core composite wire

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2011-08-02

2011-08-02

Nguyen, Chau N (Department: 2835)

Electricity: conductors and insulators

Conduits, cables or conductors

Conductor structure

Reexamination Certificate

active

07989703

ABSTRACT:
A wire having an outer shell and a core, the core including at least a first plurality of core segments that may be made of a first core material and a second plurality of core segments that may be made of a second core material different from the first core material. The first and second core segments are arranged in a periodic alternating arrangement along the length of the wire. The outer shell may be made of a metal, such as a biocompatible metal, and the core segments may be made of different materials to provide periodic material properties along the length of the wire. The wire is manufactured by inserting the core segments into the outer shell to form a wire construct, followed by subjecting the wire construct to one or more initial draws while applying a compressive force to the core segments on an upstream side of the die to maintain the core segments in contact with one another upon dense contact between the outer shell and core segments, following by closing of the outer shell onto the core segments, as the wire is pulled through a drawing die. The resulting wire may then be subjected to a plurality of finishing draws. Exemplary applications of the wire include medical devices, such as in vivo heating devices, thermally-actuated snares, in vivo positioning devices, stents, and tissue scaffolds.

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