Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC
Composite guidewire
Alternative designs, materials and manufacturing methods for guidewires. Some embodiments pertain to a composite guidewire having proximal and distal section, and a connector adapted and configured for permanently joining the proximal section to the distal section. In some embodiments, at least one of the sections is made of a linear-elastic nickel-titanium alloy. Several alternative guidewire tip designs including coiled safety/shaping structures are also disclosed.
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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Michael Brice Ron Bruce H. Brian Peter
Swee Shireman Tanaka Asmus Reynolds Skujins