Patent ID: 8845553
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intraluminal medical guidewire, comprising: a solid, cylindrical core having a distal core section with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end transitioning to a proximal core section; a first distal coil mounted to the distal core section, the first distal coil having: a single strand of a coil wire with a rectangular cross-sectional shape with a height and a width, wherein the rectangular cross-sectional shape rotates 360° about a longitudinal axis of the coil wire and along a length of the coil wire to create a continuous twist, wherein the coil wire includes a plurality of turns forming a helix having a constant outside diameter; a second distal coil having a coil wire mounted to the distal core section proximal of the first distal coil; and a polymer coating partially covering the first distal coil.