Guidewire with outer sheath

Details Guidewire with outer sheath Guidewire with outer sheath

1998-10-02

2000-05-02

Hindenburg, Max

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Flexible catheter guide

A61B 500

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060567023

ABSTRACT:
A guidewire having an elongated core including a distal section having a relatively supple portion, a bendable portion, and an enlarged terminal portion, a radiopaque helical member disposed about the bendable portion and structurally interconnecting the terminal portion and the supple portion, and a thin walled flexible sheath tightly surrounding at least a portion of the enlarged terminal section and overlying the bendable portion, the sheath comprised of lubricious material that enhances endwise guidewire movement.

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