Patent ID: 11944758
Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a surgical guidewire, the surgical guidewire including:
(i) an outer coil assembly, the outer coil assembly having an outer coil that extends from a proximal coil retainer to a distal coil retainer, wherein the distal coil retainer is mechanically coupled with the outer coil with a fastener,
(ii) a position sensor, the position sensor being located distally within the outer coil assembly,
(iii) a communication wire, the position sensor being configured to be in communication with a processor via the communication wire,
(iv) an adhesive,
(v) a core wire,
(vi) a hollow tube, the core wire extending distally from a proximal end of the outer coil to the hollow tube, and
(vii) an atraumatic tip,
the method comprising:
(a) inserting the position sensor into the outer coil assembly;
(b) affixing the core wire between the hollow tube and the outer coil assembly after the step of inserting the position sensor into the outer coil assembly;
(c) attaching the hollow tube mechanically to the outer coil assembly with the distal coil retainer after the step of affixing the core wire between the hollow tube and the outer coil assembly; and
(d) affixing the atraumatic tip to a distal end of the hollow tube with the adhesive after the step of attaching the hollow tube to the outer coil assembly.