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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philip Gold, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128772 ; 604265 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed an improved coating for an angiographic guidewire and a method of manufacturing the guidewire. The guidewire takes the form of a coiled wire which is coated with copolymers of methylsiloxane and aminoalkylsiloxane units to enhance the lubricity of the guidewire when it is inserted into a catheter.