MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDEWIRE WITH HELICAL CUTOUT AND COATING

• Main Authors: VANNEY, GUY, P, GUSTAFSSON, PAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 14.11.2013
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A guidewire (36) for a medical device is disclosed. The guidewire includes an elongate body (90), a proximal connector assembly (98), a corewire (52), and a sensor assembly (54). The body has an annular wall that defines an interior lumen. The proximal connector assembly is coupled to the body and i...