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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:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Schwager, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Schneider (Europe) GmbH, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600585 ;
Abstract
The guidewire comprises an elongated flexible shaft which is tubular. A coil assembly comprises a first coil having a proximal portion with a peripheral size providing an unstressed fit within the distal portion of shaft. Tight recesses formed between consecutive turns of the coil by a solder filler hold adhesive between the coil and the tubular shaft.