Flexible catheter guidewire
US5437288A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09133
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for use as a catheter guidewire and a method for making a catheter guidewire. The apparatus comprises an elongate non-coiled wire having a proximal portion, a distal tip and a flexible portion located between the proximal portion and the distal tip having axially spaced grooves cut therein. The method for making the guidewire includes burnishing one end of a wire to create a rounded distal tip and cutting a predetermined pattern of axially spaced grooves in a length of wire adjacent to the distal tip to create a flexible portion.
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