Medical guide wire
US7182757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09191
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a medical guide wire (1) formed by a helical hollow wire body which is arranged to retractably move against a needle tip (6), the helical hollow wire body is formed into a wire-stranded helical hollow tube (2) by stranding a multitude of wire coil elements (3). The wire coil elements (3) of a wire-stranded helical hollow tube (2) has a stranding angle (θ1) of 55 degrees or less against an axial direction of the wire-stranded helical hollow tube (2), and having an angle more than plus 2 degrees or an angle less than minus 2 degrees against a knife edge angle (θ2) of the needle tip (6), thus preventing the wire coil elements (3) from inadvertently hitched in the needle tip (6), and thereby enabling manipulators to a smooth insertion and pull operation so as to improve a curability when the wire-stranded helical hollow tube (2) is retractably manipulated against the needle tip (6).
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