Steerable guidewire for vascular system

Details Steerable guidewire for vascular system Steerable guidewire for vascular system

1988-01-27

1989-10-17

Hindenburg, Max

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128772, 604282, A61M 2500

Patent

active

048739839

ABSTRACT:
A guidewire arranged to be transported through the vascular system composed of a helically wound tapered spring, a length of tubing attached to the proximal end of the spring, a wire attached to the inner surface of and extending to the tip of the spring for curving the tip to a desired shape, and a tapered core wire moveably disposed in the tubing and spring and or sufficient length to extend to the tip of the spring to vary the stiffness and curvature of the tip.

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