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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Peter J. D'Aquanni, Temecula, CA (US);
Mo Jafari, Murrieta, CA (US);
Mark Richardson, Escondido, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A guide wire having an elongate core member with a flexible body member disposed about and secured to a core paddle in the distal core section of the elongated core member. A shaping element having a proximal portion is juxtaposed to and secured to the core paddle. The portion of the shaping element distally adjacent to the juxtaposed proximal portion and core paddle has a bending stiffness comparable to the combined bending stiffness of the juxtaposed proximal portion and core paddle. The distal portion of the shaping element may taper so as to have a reduced cross-sectional area in the distal direction, where the portion of the shaping element distally adjacent to the juxtaposed proximal portion and core paddle is enlarged.