Polymer jacket for a guidewire
OwnerPhilippe Poncet, James Dandeneauinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a guidewire comprising a core; and a jacket disposed upon the core; wherein the jacket comprises a segmented layer that is radially disposed upon the core and wherein the segmented layer comprises at least two segments having different compositions and/or different physical properties. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a guidewire comprising extruding onto a core a jacket, wherein the jacket comprises a segmented layer that is radially disposed upon the core and wherein the segmented layer comprises at least two segments having different compositions and/or different physical properties.
Claims25
A guidewire comprising:
- a core;
- and
- a jacket disposed upon the core;
- wherein the jacket comprises a segmented layer that is radially disposed upon the core and wherein the segmented layer comprises at least two segments having different compositions and/or different physical properties.
A method of manufacturing a guidewire comprising:
- extruding onto a core a jacket, wherein the jacket comprises a segmented layer that is radially disposed upon the core and wherein the segmented layer comprises at least two segments having different compositions and/or different physical properties.
A method of treating a blood vessel comprising:
- inserting into the blood vessel a guidewire comprising:
- a core;
- and a jacket disposed upon the core;
- wherein the jacket comprises a segmented layer that is radially disposed upon the core and wherein the segmented layer comprises at least two segments having different compositions and/or different physical properties;
- and
- manipulating the guidewire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.