Sensor guide wire with shape memory tip
US10660573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09141
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor guide wire for intravascular measurements of at least one physiological or other variable in a living body, comprising a proximal region, a distal sensor region, and a tip region, and at least one sensor element arranged in said sensor region and configured to measure the variable and to generate a sensor signal in response to the variable. The sensor guide wire further comprises a core wire, with a tip core wire portion, wherein at least part of the tip core wire portion comprises a shape memory material, and the composition of the shape memory material is such that the transformation temperature of the shape memory material is above the body temperature of the living body.
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