Catheter guidewire with varying radiopacity

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PATENT NO 4922924
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07344018

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A guidewire for use with a catheter has segments of varying radiopacity. The guidewire includes a coil assembly at its distal end, the coil assembly being formed from a highly radiopaque coil and a non-radiopaque coil, arranged in bifilar arrangement to define a moderate radiopacity section in which the radiopaque and non-radiopaque segment alternate and a highly radiopaque section composed solely of the highly radiopaque coil.

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MEDTRONIC AVE INC3576 UNOCAL PLACE IP LEGAL SANTA ROSA CA 95403

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Crittenden, James F Hollis, NH 27 4544
Gambale, Richard A Tyngsboro, MA 69 7394

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