Steerable guidewire with deflectable tip
CA 1301004 C · Owner: Solar, Ronald J. · Inventors: Solar, Ronald J.; Roucher, Leo; Buchbinder, Maurice
Overview
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The present invention is directed to a steerable guidewire. More specifically, the invention is directed to a guidewire which comprises flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and inner and outer surfaces a helically wound, flexible spring coil having proximal and distal ends the, proximal end of the spring coil being attached to the flexible tubing and the distal end of the spring coil comprising stretched coils, a deflection wire extending through the flexible tubing and spring coil, the deflection wire having proximal and distal ends, optionally a control wire having proximal and distal ends the proximal end of the control wire being attached to the spring coil proximal to the …
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- Granted May 19, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 19, 2009.
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