Dual coil steerable guidewire
CA 1289837 C · Owner: Bard (C.R.), Inc. · Inventors: Gambale, Richard A.
Overview
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A steerable guidewire has an elongate main wire having a tapered distal portion and a helical coil mounted about the distal portion. The distal end of the coil extends beyond the distal tip of the tapered distal portion of the main wire. An inner helical coil is disposed within the outer coil is secured at its proximal end to the distal tip of the tapered distal portion of the main wire and at its distal end to the distal end of the outer coil. The device does not have a separate safety wire the, inner coil serving as the sole safety connection between the main wire and the outer coil. The omission of the conventional safety wire and the use of the dual coil construction provides a tip …
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- Granted October 1, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 1, 2008.
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