Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation

Dave B Johnson

Brian R Reynolds

Alan David Eskuri

Brice Lee Shireman

Virgil F Voeller

Jeffrey A Miller

Peter Skujins

Jeffrey Allan Miller

Alan D Eskuri

Brice L Shireman

Vergil F Voeller

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 constructions and/or designs including methods and techniques of construction are also disclosed.

Elongated intracorporal medical device

Elongate medical devices such as guidewires can be formed from a core wire and a preformed distal cap that is configured to fit over a distal end of the core wire. The distal cap can be attached using a variety of techniques. In particular, the distal cap can be attached to the core wire using laser welding.

Method of making elongated medical devices

Elongate medical device with distal cap

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Hopkins, MN, United States of America

Dave B Johnson