Patent ID: 7758565
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A wire guide for use in a patient's body during intracorporeal procedures, the wire guide comprising: a main body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion located proximal to the distal portion, the proximal portion defining a proximal end and the distal portion defining a distal end, the distal end being inserted into the patient's body, the proximal end remaining outside the patient's body; an identification section formed as part of the proximal portion of the main body and located adjacent to the proximal end having a reduced diameter; and a sleeve disposed over the reduced diameter of the identification section and detachable therefrom, the sleeve including a marker for identifying the wire guide and distinguishing the wire guide from other wire guides; wherein the sleeve has an outer diameter of substantially the same size as the outer diameter of the surrounding proximal portion of the main body.