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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Paul H. Burmeister, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Richard E. Cappetta, Plymouth, MN (US);
Steven S. Hackett, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Paul Slaikeu, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Paul H. Burmeister, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Richard E. Cappetta, Plymouth, MN (US);
Steven S. Hackett, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Paul Slaikeu, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A guide wire, and a method for the manufacture thereof, having a core and a plastic jacket enclosing the core. The plastic jacket comprises a proximal portion formed of a first plastic material and a distal jacket portion formed of a second plastic material. The distal end of the proximal jacket portion and the proximal end of the distal jacket portion substantially abut each other and are of substantially equal outer diameters so as to form a smooth transition between the proximal and the distal jacket portions.