Flexible tip wire guide
US5234003A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wire guide having a generally increasing flexible tip that is resistant to fracture. The flexible tip wire guide comprises a cylindrical wire member having a substantially uniform outer diameter main portion and a distal portion with a tapered outer surface region for gradually increasing the flexibility of the tip and a proximal concave outer surface region that extends tangentially and proximally from the tapered outer surface for increasing the fracture resistance of the decreasing outer diameter distal portion. A flexible wire coil is inserted over the distal wire portion and secured to the proximal end of the distal wire portion and the distal end of the main portion using silver solder with a uniform outer diameter for minimizing potential trauma to vessel walls. The outer diameter of the flexible wire coil is substantially equivalent to the outer diameter of the main portion of the wire guide to likewise minimize trauma to vessel walls. A cylindrical outer surface extends distally from the tapered outer surface of the distal wire portion to add uniform flexibility to the flexible tip for use, e.g., in a J-tip configuration. The distal end of the flexible wire coil is attac…
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