Hybrid catheter guide wire apparatus and method
US6440088B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hybrid catheter guide wire includes an elongate solid body having a tapered distal end over which is disposed a tubular section—about which a catheter may be threaded for guidance to a target location in a vasculature passageway of a body. Cuts are formed either by saw-cutting, laser cutting or etching at spaced-apart locations along at least a portion of the tubular section to increase its lateral flexibility, while maintaining its rotational torquability, and to control the direction and degree of flexure.
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