Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul H. Burmeister, Richard E. Cappetta, Steven S. Hackett, Paul Slaikeu
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Abstract
A guide wire, and a method for the manufacture thereof, having a core and a plastic jacket enclosing at least a portion of the core. In some embodiments, the plastic jacket comprises a proximal portion formed of a first plastic material and a distal jacket portion formed of a second plastic material. In some embodiments, the core member has a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a first plastic jacket is disposed about the proximal portion and a second jacket formed of a fluoroelastomer is disposed about the distal portion.
Claims11
A guidewire comprising an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a first plastic jacket disposed about the proximal portion and a second plastic jacket formed of a fluoroelastomer disposed about the distal portion, the first plastic jacket is in contact with the second plastic jacket.
A guidewire comprising an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, means for covering the proximal portion and means for covering the distal portion, wherein the means for covering the proximal portion comprises a plastic and means for covering the distal portion comprises a fluoroelastomer, the means for covering the proximal portion is in contact with the means for covering the distal portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.