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Guide wire for catheter

Assignee: Fuji Terumo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-10-19
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2003-10-19
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Abstract

Abstract ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A guide wire for a catheter having a body portion comparatively high in rigidity and a distal end portion comparatively flexible. At least portions of the body portion and the distal end portion are formed of a super-elastic metallic member. At least portions of inner core portions on the body portion's side and on the distal end portion's side, both of which are coated by a plastic , are formed of the super-elastic metallic member, and at least a portion of the inner core portion on the distal end portion's side is made smaller in cross-section than the inner core portion on the body portion's side. In consequence, the catheter can be reliably and readily introduced to a predetermined position.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hidetoshi Sakamoto
  • 👤 Tatsuo Suzuki
  • 👤 Toshihiko Endo
  • 👤 Kenjirou Uematsu
  • 👤 Masashi Momota
  • 👤 Susumu Tanabe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction CA
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/02; A61L31/022; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61L2400/00; A61L2400/16; A61M2025/09058; A61M2025/09075

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 41 words
A guide wire for a catheter comprising a body portion comparatively high in rigidity and a distal end portion comparatively flexible, wherein at least portions of said body portion and said distal end portion are formed of a super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 41 words
A guide wire for a catheter comprising a body portion comparatively high in rigidity and a distal end portion comparatively flexible, wherein at least portions of said body portion and said distal end portion are formed of a super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 57 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said distal end portion is made smaller in cross-section than said body portion, and a portion between said body portion and said distal end portion is progressively reduced in cross-section from said body portion toward said distal end portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body portion is formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said distal end portion is formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein both the body portion and the distal end portion are formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 129 words
A guide wire for a catheter, wherein an inner core is constituted by an inner core portion on a body portion's side and an inner core portion on a distal end portion's side, said inner core as a whole is coated by a coating portion made of a plastic and said guide wire comprises said body portion com-paratively high in rigidity and said distal end portion comparatively flexible, characterized in that at least portions of said inner core portions on the body portion's side and on the distal end portion's side are formed of a super-elastic metallic member and at least a portion of said inner core portion on the distal end portion's side is made smaller in cross-section than said inner core portion on the body portion's side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 129 words
A guide wire for a catheter, wherein an inner core is constituted by an inner core portion on a body portion's side and an inner core portion on a distal end portion's side, said inner core as a whole is coated by a coating portion made of a plastic and said guide wire comprises said body portion com-paratively high in rigidity and said distal end portion comparatively flexible, characterized in that at least portions of said inner core portions on the body portion's side and on the distal end portion's side are formed of a super-elastic metallic member and at least a portion of said inner core portion on the distal end portion's side is made smaller in cross-section than said inner core portion on the body portion's side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 50 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 wherein a portion between the inner core portion on the body portion's side and the inner core portion on the distal end portion's side is progressively reduced in cross-section from the body portion toward the distal end portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 33 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7 wherein at least a portion of said distal end portion is smaller in cross-section than said body portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 34 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7, wherein said coating portion has substantially equal outer diameters at the distal end portion and at the body portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 32 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7 wherein said inner core portion on the body portion's side is formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 33 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7 wherein said inner core portion on the distal end portion's side is formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 40 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7 wherein both the inner core portions on the body portion's side and on the distal end portion's side are formed of the super-elastic metallic member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 25 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7, wherein said coating portion is formed of a hollow pipe.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 25 words
The guide wire for a catheter as set forth in claim 6 or claim 7, wherein said coating portion is formed of a coating film.

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