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Title:
人体構造内を進行する医療用具
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4602080
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Medical devices for navigation through anatomy, including guidewires, which may have a core wire, a slotted tubular member, or both. Embodiments may have coils, including non-circular cross-section edge-wound marker coils, extended coil tips, and soldered or glued mesial joint coils. Core wires may have a step, ridge, or taper at the joints to the tubular member, and may be flattened at the distal tip. Radiopaque material may be located inside the tubular member, and the distal tip may be heat treated to make it shapeable. Additional tubular members or coils may be used concentrically or in line and may enhance flexibility, provide radiopacity, reduce friction, or reduce material or manufacturing cost. Tubular members may be chamfered or tapered continuously or incrementally. Slots may be arranged in groups, such as groups of three, and may be equal in depth or unequal in depth to provide a steerable or compressible tip.

Inventors:
Davis, Clark Sea.
Northrap, Clay W.
Rayman, Ted W.
Olson, Kevin Ti.
Snyder, Edward Jay.
Buckman, Di Kent
Turnland, Todd H.
Application Number:
JP2004524300A
Publication Date:
December 22, 2010
Filing Date:
July 25, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61M25/01; A61M25/00; A61M25/08; A61M25/088
Domestic Patent References:
JP380872A
JP60168466A
JP2002210019A
JP2002518109A
Foreign References:
US20020013540
US5664580
WO2001005210A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironobu Onda
Makoto Onda