Multi-layer and multi-section coils for guide wire
US7097624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09083
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guide wire having a coil disposed over the guide wire, wherein the coil is integrally formed of a single wire and has regions of differing properties over its length. Some wire embodiments have longitudinally alternating layer segments having differing properties including radiopacity, lubricity, hydrophilicity, hemo-compatibility, flexibility, malleability, stiffness, and shape memory properties. A coil may have numerous distinct property segments, while being formed from only a single wire and requiring only two points for affixation to the guide wire.
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