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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:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicants:
James S. Sharrow, Bloomington, MN (US);
Brian R. Reynolds, Ramsey, MN (US);
Inventors:
James S. Sharrow, Bloomington, MN (US);
Brian R. Reynolds, Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B60J 10/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B65C 9/25 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A guidewire and methods for making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire and a polymer jacket attached to the core wire. The guidewire may be manufactured by advancing the core wire, polymer jacket, and a tooling tube through a heated die assembly so as to heat and compress the polymer jacket onto the core wire. Optionally, the tooling tube may be removed from the jacket after advancing the components through the die assembly.