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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Marc Mehrzad Jalisi, Temecula, CA (US);
David M. Anderson, Temecula, CA (US);
Wayne E. Cornish, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Nancy A. Nicotra, Temecula, CA (US);
Mark T. Richardson, Escondido, CA (US);
Marc Mehrzad Jalisi, Temecula, CA (US);
David M. Anderson, Temecula, CA (US);
Wayne E. Cornish, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Nancy A. Nicotra, Temecula, CA (US);
Mark T. Richardson, Escondido, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method for making the device. The guidewire of the present invention is formed, at least in part, of a composite elongate core formed, at least in part, of precipitation hardened material. The elongate core members of the present invention will have an ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity greater than the same for an identically dimensioned elongate member formed from superelastic NITINOL alone.