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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Anthony Vrba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian R. Reynolds, Ramsey, MN (US);
Brice Shireman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Vrba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian R. Reynolds, Ramsey, MN (US);
Brice Shireman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientifc 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
Guidewire with an improved distal end. A guidewire with an improved distal end may include a core wire, a solder tip disposed at a distal end of the core wire, a radiopaque inner coil coupled to the distal end of the core wire, an outer coil disposed along the length of the core wire, and a distal hub coupled to the core wire and disposed proximate a distal end of the inner coil.