Patent ID: 6652472
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A guidewire comprising:an elongate core member having a proximal section and a distal section; wherein the distal section includes at least one flexible segment having at least two opposed faces which are distally tapered in a mirror image relationship to each other so as to form a tapered segment; at least a portion of the at least one flexible segment includes a substantially round transverse cross-sectional area wherein a first transverse dimension is greater than a second transverse dimension; the distally tapered portion of the at least one flexible segment has a generally square cross-section with a height and width, neither the height nor the width increasing toward the distal end; a flexible body member having a proximal end and a distal end which is disposed about at least a portion of the distal section of the elongate core member; and wherein the distal end of the flexible body member is secured to the distal end of the distal section of the elongate core member.