Title:
血管内カテーテル用の可撓性複合ガイドワイヤ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005538798
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to guidewires with a high level of torquability, flexibility, and elasticity. In an embodiment, a guidewire comprises an elongate shaft having an outside diameter. The shaft may include a filler and a polymeric matrix, wherein the filler includes a plurality of wires, wherein the matrix substantially surrounds the filler, and wherein the outside diameter of the shaft is sized appropriately for being disposed within a lumen of an intravascular catheter.
Inventors:
Kassel, Robert
Vogel, Jeffrey H.
Vogel, Jeffrey H.
Application Number:
JP2004537699A
Publication Date:
December 22, 2005
Filing Date:
August 28, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61M25/01; A61B5/00; A61M25/00; A61M25/09; (IPC1-7): A61M25/01
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH1076014A | 1998-03-24 | |||
| JPH01148273A | 1989-06-09 |
Foreign References:
| US5251640A | 1993-10-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironobu Onda
Makoto Onda
Makoto Onda