Guidewire with stiffness blending connection
US6918882B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Alternative designs and materials suitable for connecting different guidewire sections together. More particularly, connecting two portions of a guidewire having different material compositions with a connector having a third composition which is readily weldable to each of the dissimilar portions of the guidewire. A transition area may be designed to provide a region of desired flexibility characteristics.
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