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Guide wire
Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-30
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Granted: 1999-02-02
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Expires: 2016-09-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is for a guide wire comprising a core wire with a first diameter and the distal end having at least one section having a second, lesser diameter and a radiolucent coil surrounding the distal end at the second core wire diameter with a radiopaque wire located at the distal end within the radiolucent coil and a means for securing the radiopaque wire to the core wire. Another embodiment of the present invention is a guide wire comprising a core wire having a radiolucent portion and a radiopaque portion, the radiopaque portion being distal of the radiolucent portion and contiguous with the radiolucent portion, the proximal end of the core wire having a first diameter and the distal end having at least one step down diameter section, a radiolucent coil surrounding the step down diameter section of the core wire, the proximal end of the radiolucent coil being fixedly mounted to the proximal end of the step down diameter section of the core wire, and a tip ball fixedly attached to the distal end of the core wire and to the distal end of the radiolucent coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory C. Orr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M2025/09058; A61M2025/09083; A61M2025/09091; A61M2025/09166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A guide wire comprising (a) a core wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the core wire having a first diameter and the distal end of the core wire having at least one section having a second, lesser diameter than the first diameter; (b) a radiolucent coil surrounding at least a portion of the core wire and including the section of second core wire diameter, the radiolucent coil extending to the distal end of the corewire; (c) a radiopaque wire extending to a distal end of the guide wire, the radiopaque wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the radiopaque wire being affixed to a distal end of the core wire the radiolucent coil further extending to the distal end of the radiopaque wire; and (d) a means for securing the proximal end of the radiopaque wire to the distal end of the core wire and to the radiolucent coil at the same location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A guide wire comprising (a) a core wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the core wire having a first diameter and the distal end of the core wire having at least one section having a second, lesser diameter than the first diameter; (b) a radiolucent coil surrounding at least a portion of the core wire and including the section of second core wire diameter, the radiolucent coil extending to the distal end of the corewire; (c) a radiopaque wire extending to a distal end of the guide wire, the radiopaque wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the radiopaque wire being affixed to a distal end of the core wire the radiolucent coil further extending to the distal end of the radiopaque wire; and (d) a means for securing the proximal end of the radiopaque wire to the distal end of the core wire and to the radiolucent coil at the same location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A guide wire according to claim 1 further comprising: (a) a core wire wherein the core wire proximal end has a radiolucent portion and a radiopaque portion, the radiopaque portion being distal of the radiolucent portion and contiguous with the radiolucent portion, the proximal end of the core wire having at least one step down diameter section, the radiopaque portion of the core wire having a length less than the length of the step down diameter section; and (b) the radiolucent coil surrounding the step down diameter section of the core wire, the radiolucent coil having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the radiolucent coil being fixedly mounted to the proximal end of the step down diameter section of the core wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A guide wire according to claim 2 further comprising: a spring brace attaching the radiolucent coil to the step down diameter of the core wire.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A guide wire according to claim 1 further comprising: a restraining means affixed to the core wire for preventing loss of the radiopaque wire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The guide wire of claim 4 wherein the restraining means is a safety member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the safety member being attached to the proximal end of the step down diameter section of the core wire and the distal end of the safety member being attached to the tip ball.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guide wire of claim 5 wherein the safety member is made of kevlar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The guide wire according to claim 1 wherein the distal end of the radiolucent coil is affixed to the distal end of the solid radiopaque wire by a welded attachment forming a tip ball.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The guide wire according to claim 1 wherein the radiopaque wire is a solid wire.
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