US5984878A
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Multi-coating stainless steel guidewire
Assignee: Target Therapeutics Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-12
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2017-08-12
Abstract
Abstract This is a surgical instrument. It is a guidewire made of a stainless steel alloy core which is coated with a non-hydrophilic lubricious polymer on the majority of its length located proximally and a hydrophilic polymer located at the majority of the remaining distal length of the guidewire. Preferably, the guidewire has a polymeric tie layer located between the metallic core of the guidewire assembly and the hydrophilic polymeric layer. The metallic core is one of a number of stainless steels so to preserve its torque transmitting capabilities. Desirably the outside diameter of the guidewire is constant from the distal end to the proximal end. The metallic core may be tapered at appropriate locations along the guidewire assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Erik T. Engelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/08; A61L31/10; A61L31/02; A61L31/022; A61L31/14; A61L31/18; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/09; A61M2025/09166; A61M2025/09175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A guidewire suitable for guiding a catheter within a body lumen, comprising an elongated, flexible stainless steel alloy wire core having a more proximal section and a more distal section wherein the more proximal section is stiffer than the more distal section and has an outer proximal covering placed coaxially about and directly upon said wire core and said outer proximal covering is of a material selected from the group consisting of fluorocarbon polymers, polyarylenes, and polysulfones and wherein the more distal section has an outer distal covering axially adjacent said outer proximal covering and said outer distal covering comprises a hydrophilic polymeric composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A guidewire suitable for guiding a catheter within a body lumen, comprising an elongated, flexible stainless steel alloy wire core having a more proximal section and a more distal section wherein the more proximal section is stiffer than the more distal section and has an outer proximal covering placed coaxially about and directly upon said wire core and said outer proximal covering is of a material selected from the group consisting of fluorocarbon polymers, polyarylenes, and polysulfones and wherein the more distal section has an outer distal covering axially adjacent said outer proximal covering and said outer distal covering comprises a hydrophilic polymeric composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The guidewire of claim 1 wherein the more distal section and the more proximal section have the same outer diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The guidewire of claim 1 wherein the more distal section further comprises a tie layer adjacent the wire core.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The guidewire of claim 3 wherein the tie layer comprises a material selected from a member of the group selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, and polyesters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The guidewire of claim 4 wherein the tie layer is selected from polyethylene terephthalate and polyurethane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The guidewire of claim 1 wherein the core wire is of a material selected from the group consisting of 303, 304, 304V, and 316 stainless steels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
The guidewire of claim 1 where the hydrophilic polymeric composition comprises polymers produced from monomers selected from ethylene oxide; 2-vinyl pyridine; N-vinylpyrrolidone; polyethylene glycol acrylates such as mono-alkoxy polyethylene glycol mono(meth) acrylates, including mono-methoxy triethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, mono-methoxy tetraethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate; other hydrophilic acrylates such as 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate, glycerylmethacrylate; acrylic acid and its salts; acrylamide and acrylonitrile; acrylamidomethylpropane sulfonic acid and its salts, cellulose, cellulose derivatives such as methyl cellulose ethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, cyanoethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, polysaccharides such as amylose, pectin, amylopectin, alginic acid, and cross-linked heparin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The guidewire of claim 7 further comprising a tie layer disposed between the outer proximal covering and the stainless steel alloy wire core.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guidewire of claim 3 where the tie layer is a heat shrunk tubing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The guidewire of claim 3 where the tie layer is a melted onto the core wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The guidewire of claim 3 where the tie layer further comprises a radiopaque material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The guidewire of claim 3 where the tie layer is deposited by plasma.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The guidewire of claim 1 additionally comprising a catheter sheath.
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