Floppy guide wire with opaque tip

Details Floppy guide wire with opaque tip Floppy guide wire with opaque tip

1987-01-29

1988-06-07

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128657, 604170, A61M 1000, A61M 2500

Patent

active

047489863

ABSTRACT:
Floppy guide wire comprising an elongate flexible element formed of a metallic material. The element has a cylindrical proximal portion, a tapered intermediate portion and a flattened distal portion. A coil formed of a substantially radiopaque material is secured to said element and is generally concentric with the element. The coil extends beyond a rounded metallic protrusion is carried by the distal extremity of the coil and is spaced from the distal extremity of the flexible elongate element. A safety wire is disposed within the coil and is secured to the protrusion and to the flexible elongate element.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3521620 (1970-07-01), Cook
patent: 4003369 (1977-01-01), Heilman et al.
patent: 4538622 (1985-09-01), Samson et al.
patent: 4548206 (1985-10-01), Osborne
patent: 4554929 (1985-11-01), Samson et al.

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