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Guide wire

US9283356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2014
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0915
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A guide wire includes an elongated wire body exhibiting flexibility, a distal side coating layer that covers a distal portion of the wire body and is made of a resin material, and a tubular member through which the wire body passes and possessing a distal portion positioned in the vicinity of a proximal portion of the distal side coating layer. A plurality of melted portions which are concavely deformed toward the wire body side by melting are formed in the tubular member. The tubular member is fixed to the wire body by bringing the melted portions into press-contact with the wire body The plurality of melted portions is irregularly formed along an axis direction of the tubular member.

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