Patent ID: 7316656
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A guidewire comprising: an elongated shaft including a length, a proximal section and a distal section; a tubular attachment member disposed about a portion of the shaft; a coil member disposed over at least a portion of the distal section, wherein the coil member is directly attached to the shaft at a first location along the length of the shaft, the coil member being connected to the tubular attachment member, wherein the first location along the length of the shaft is proximal of the tubular attachment member, and wherein the coil member extends both proximally and distally of the tubular attachment member; and wherein the tubular attachment member is connected to the elongated shaft using a first attachment technique, and the coil member is connected to the tubular attachment member using a second attachment technique different from the first attachment technique.