Straightening and centerless grinding of wire for use with medical devices
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Feb 14, 2012
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Jul 22, 2004
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Jan 17, 2003
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Jan 17, 2003
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The invention includes methods of manufacturing shafts to be used in medical devices. In particular, methods are disclosed to improve straightness and profile of wire used to form guidewires. The wire is preferably twist-straightened with a desired twist orientation, followed by grinding a desired profile on an apparatus having a spin configuration that is aligned in the same direction as the twist orientation.
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