Extendable guidewire assembly
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Jan 4, 1994
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Dec 1, 1992
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Aug 26, 1991
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An extendable guidewire assembly comprising: a guidewire having a tapered proximal end; an extension wire having a tapered distal end; a first polymeric tubular sleeve that is fixedly attached about the tapered distal end of the extension wire such that the tapered distal end of the extension wire extends partly through the sleeve lumen, said lumen having a diameter that is smaller than the untapered diameter of the guidewire and wherein said lumen expands radially when the sleeve is under axial compression and contracts radially when the sleeve is under axial tension; and a second polymeric sleeve to guide the guidewire into the first polymeric sleeve.
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