Centerline Biomedical, Inc.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Yokowo Co., Ltd.

Naoki Ooka

Vikash Ravi Goel

Koichi Sakai

Pat Whitlow

A guidewire, which can be used with a surgical navigation system, is provided. An elongate tube body defines a tube lumen and has longitudinally spaced proximal and distal body ends. The tube body includes a first longitudinal biasing portion including at least one first-direction helical cut therealong. The tube body also includes a second longitudinal biasing portion, including at least one second-direction helical cut therealong. The first direction is radially opposite the first direction. A core wire is at least partially located inside the tube lumen and has longitudinally spaced proximal and distal core wire ends. A tracking sensor is located at least partially within the tube lumen.

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Gunma, Japan

Naoki Ooka