Guidewire
US8585613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire includes a core shaft and a coil body wound around an outer periphery of the core shaft. A distal end portion of the core shaft and a distal end portion of the coil body is fixed to each other to form a most distal end portion. The coil body includes a linear portion and a bent portion, the linear portion extending in a distal direction from a proximal end of the coil body, the bent portion being provided on a distal side of the liner portion. The core shaft and the coil body located in the bent portion are fixed to each other with a fixing member.
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