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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:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Robert Cassell, Otsego, MN (US);
Jeffrey H. Vogel, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert Cassell, Otsego, MN (US);
Jeffrey H. Vogel, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to guidewires with a high level of torquability, flexibility, and elasticity. In an embodiment, a guidewire comprises an elongate shaft having an outside diameter. The shaft may include a filler and a polymeric matrix, wherein the filler includes a plurality of wires, wherein the matrix substantially surrounds the filler, and wherein the outside diameter of the shaft is sized appropriately for being disposed within a lumen of an intravascular catheter.