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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
James A. Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Mark A. Voss, Spencer, IN (US);
James A. Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Mark A. Voss, Spencer, IN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a guidewire for use in a medical procedure. Embodiments of the invention may include a guidewire having an elongate core wire where the core wire is unground, has a length, and a substantially uniform cross-section. A thermoplastic material is extruded with the core wire and surrounds a portion of the core wire. Another embodiment is directed to a method of manufacturing a guidewire including providing an unground core wire having a length, providing a thermoplastic material, and extruding the thermoplastic material onto the core wire such that a portion of the wire is surrounded by the thermoplastic material.