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US 7,063,674 · App. 10/267,309 · Granted Jun 20, 2006

Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,063,674
App. No.
10/267,309
Granted
Jun 20, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guide wire, and a method for the manufacture thereof, having a core and a plastic jacket enclosing at least a portion of the core. In some embodiments, the plastic jacket comprises a proximal portion formed of a first plastic material and a distal jacket portion formed of a second plastic material. In some embodiments, the core member has a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a first plastic jacket is disposed about the proximal portion and a second jacket formed of a fluoroelastomer is disposed about the distal portion.

Claims (11)

1. A guidewire comprising an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a first plastic jacket disposed about the proximal portion and a second plastic jacket formed of a fluoroelastomer disposed about the distal portion, the first plastic jacket is in contact with the second plastic jacket.

2. The guide wire of claim 1 , wherein the core member comprises nitinol.

3. The guide wire of claim 1 , further comprising a coil at the distal portion.

4. The guide wire of claim 3 , wherein the second jacket is disposed about the coil.

5. The guide wire of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second jacket is disposed on a portion of the first jacket.

6. The guide wire of claim 1 , further including a hydrophilic coating disposed on a portion of the first jacket.

7. The guide wire of claim 1 , further including a hydrophilic coating disposed on a portion of the second jacket.

8. A guidewire comprising an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, means for covering the proximal portion and means for covering the distal portion, wherein the means for covering the proximal portion comprises a plastic and means for covering the distal portion comprises a fluoroelastomer, the means for covering the proximal portion is in contact with the means for covering the distal portion.

9. The guidewire of claim 8 , further including means for marking with fluoroscopy the distal portion.

10. The guide wire of claim 9 , wherein the means for marking with fluoroscopy includes a coil disposed about the distal portion.

11. The guide wire of claim 10 , wherein the means for covering the distal portion is disposed about the means for marking with fluoroscopy.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2006
From: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
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