Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Flexible catheter guide
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Marmor, Charles (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Flexible catheter guide
C600S434000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07074197
ABSTRACT:
Alternative designs, materials and manufacturing methods for guidewires. Some embodiments pertain to a composite guidewire having proximal and distal section, and a connector adapted and configured for permanently joining the proximal section to the distal section. In some embodiments, at least one of the sections is made of a linear-elastic nickel-titanium alloy. Several alternative guidewire tip designs including coiled safety/shaping structures are also disclosed.
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Furukawa Techno Material Co., LTD, “Furukawa NT-Wires for Medical Guidewires,” 2 pages, 2000. Article from website: http://www.fitec.co.jp/ftm
t-e/fhp-nt.htm.
Asmus Bruce H.
Reynolds Brian
Shireman Brice
Skujins Peter
Swee Michael
Marmor Charles
Scimed Life Systems Inc.
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