Patent ID: 6602208
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An elongated guidewire comprising:an elongated core member having a proximal core section with proximal and distal ends and formed from a first material and a distal core section with proximal and distal ends and formed from a second material different than the first material, wherein at least one of the distal end of the proximal core section and the proximal end of the distal core section has at least one transverse dimension greater than a transverse dimension of a portion of an adjacent section; a connecting element formed at least in part from a polymeric material and disposed on the distal end of the proximal core section and the proximal end of the distal core section and configured to produce a torque transmitting relationship between the distal end of the proximal core section and the proximal end of the distal core section; wherein a hardenable material contained within the connecting element forms a mechanical interlock with the distal end of the proximal core section.