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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Brian R. Reynolds0
James S. Sharrow0
Date of Patent
January 26, 2010
0Patent Application Number
114491660
Date Filed
June 8, 2006
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A guidewire and methods for making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire and a polymer jacket attached to the core wire. The guidewire may be manufactured by advancing the core wire, polymer jacket, and a tooling tube through a heated die assembly so as to heat and compress the polymer jacket onto the core wire. Optionally, the tooling tube may be removed from the jacket after advancing the components through the die assembly.
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