Guidewire having compound taper
US5865767A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire for a catheter having a corewire that includes a compound taper at its distal end portion. The compound taper of the corewire has a first taper that transitions into a second taper. The first taper proximal of the distal tip of the corewire has a greater angle with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the corewire, and is shorter in length than the second taper.
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