Deformable tip super elastic guidewire

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5409015
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08062456

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This invention is a surgical device. It is a guidewire for use in a catheter and is used for accessing a targeted site within a system of lumen within a patient's body. The guidewire may be of a high elasticity metal alloy, preferably a Ni-Ti alloy, having specified physical parameters, and is especially useful for accessing peripheral or soft tissue targets. The 'necked' guidewire tip also forms a specific parameter of the invention.

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  • TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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Palermo, Thomas J Palo Alto, CA 57 6776

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