Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC
Guidewire with polymer jacket and method of making
A guidewire and methods for making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire and a polymer jacket attached to the core wire. The guidewire may be manufactured by advancing the core wire, polymer jacket, and a tooling tube through a heated die assembly so as to heat and compress the polymer jacket onto the core wire. Optionally, the tooling tube may be removed from the jacket after advancing the components through the die assembly.
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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B29C Y10T Y10T A61M A61M A61M
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James S. Brian R.
Sharrow Reynolds