Graspable guidewire device

Abstract

A graspable guidewire device includes a wire having an indentation portion at its proximal end, a probing portion at its distal end, and a body therebetween. This wire body may be coated in a non-frictive bio-compatible, or otherwise non-reactionary, material that is capable of insertion into a human body without any adverse effects. The probing portion possesses a Young's Modulus that is lower than the body or proximal end of the device while the indentation portion possesses a graspable structure that allows the device to be threaded through an endoscopic instrument. A guide handle is operationally engagable about the indentation portion thereby allowing a medical professional to control the device as it probes deeper into a patient's internal organs. The length of the device is at least twice the distance measured between the tip of a given endoscopic instrument and its accessory (or biopsy) port.

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