Angiographic guidewire with safety core wire
US4003369A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed a catheter guidewire and a method for manufacturing the guidewire. In one embodiment, the guidewire is developed from a coiled semi-rectangular flatwire which has been coated with a surface lubricant such as Teflon prior to winding. In another embodiment, the flatwire is wound, polished by abrasion and then electropolished. A combination safety core wire extends longitudinally within the coiled guidewire and is welded to the respective ends of the guidewire. The safety core wire is a cylindrical wire whose uniform main body is smoothly tapered into an ultra-flexible flattened distal tip by means of combined mechanical metal forming and electro-etching techniques.
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