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Intravascular guidewire
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1996-03-08
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Granted: 1998-11-17
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Expires: 2016-03-08
Abstract
Abstract An intravascular guidewire providing enhanced steerability and radioscopic visibility. The guidewire has an elongated selectively formable core and a plastic jacket including proximal and distal jacket portions, where the distal jacket portion is further divided into a proximal jacket section and a distal jacket section. The distal jacket portion incorporates means for enhancing the radiopaque properties of the distal jacket portion relative to the proximal jacket portion. The distal jacket section has a different radiopacity than the proximal jacket section, making the distal jacket section more easily viewable under radioscopy. One embodiment provides enhanced steerability with a distal jacket section made of softer material than the proximal jacket section. Another embodiment provides enhanced steerability with a distal jacket cross-section smaller than the proximal jacket cross-section.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Urick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M2025/09058; A61M2025/09083; A61M2025/09091; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0108
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A guidewire comprising: an elongated core having a length, a width, proximal end, distal end, and an axial surface extending the length of said elongated core; and a plastic jacket extending around said axial surface of said elongated core, said plastic jacket including a proximal jacket portion and a distal jacket portion, said portions formed of a plastic material, wherein said distal jacket portion incorporates means for enhancing the radiopaque properties of said distal jacket portion relative to said proximal jacket portion; said distal jacket portion having a distal jacket section and a proximal jacket section, said proximal jacket section having a different radiopacity than said distal jacket section wherein said distal jacket section radiopacity is greater than said proximal jacket section radiopacity, and said distal jacket section is at least 80% loaded by weight with radiopaque material; and said distal jacket section including a softer material than said proximal jacket section and including a plastic atraumatic distal tip disposed distally of said distal end of said core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A guidewire comprising: an elongated core having a length, a width, proximal end, distal end, and an axial surface extending the length of said elongated core; and a plastic jacket extending around said axial surface of said elongated core, said plastic jacket including a proximal jacket portion and a distal jacket portion, said portions formed of a plastic material, wherein said distal jacket portion incorporates means for enhancing the radiopaque properties of said distal jacket portion relative to said proximal jacket portion; said distal jacket portion having a distal jacket section and a proximal jacket section, said proximal jacket section having a different radiopacity than said distal jacket section wherein said distal jacket section radiopacity is greater than said proximal jacket section radiopacity, and said distal jacket section is at least 80% loaded by weight with radiopaque material; and said distal jacket section including a softer material than said proximal jacket section and including a plastic atraumatic distal tip disposed distally of said distal end of said core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said distal jacket section has a length of about 1 inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said distal jacket section has a smaller cross section than said proximal jacket section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The guidewire of claim 3, wherein said distal jacket section has a length of about 1 inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said distal jacket section has a Durometer value in the range of about 80 A to about 85 A, and said proximal jacket section has a Durometer value of about 93 A.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said core comprises stainless steel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said radiopaque material is a compound containing tungsten.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The guidewire of claim 1, wherein said means for enhancing the radiopaque properties of said distal jacket section relative to said proximal jacket section include the incorporation of a radiopaque material within said plastic of said distal jacket portion.
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