DRAWN STRAND FILLED TUBING WIRE
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Abstract
A wire for use in medical applications. The wire is formed by forming a bundle from a plurality of metallic strands and positioning the bundle within an outer tube. The tube and strands are then drawn down to a predetermined diameter to form a wire for use in medical devices. The wire may be covered with an insulating material.
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41 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A metallic wire, comprising:
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an outer cylindrical shell of a first biocompatible metal; and a plurality of wire elements disposed within said shell, at least one of said wire elements including an outer tubing of a second biocompatible metal filled with a core of a third biocompatible metal, said outer shell and said plurality of wire elements compacted together such that substantially no voids exist within said outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A metallic wire, comprising:
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an outer cylindrical shell of a first biocompatible metal; a core element of a second biocompatible metal within said outer shell; and a plurality of wire elements disposed between said core element and said outer shell, said plurality of wire elements together forming a substantially continuous annular layer between said core element and said outer shell in cross section, said wire elements compacted between said core element and said outer shell such that substantially no voids exist within said outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of making a metallic wire, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an outer cylindrical shell of a first biocompatible metal, the shell having a first outer diameter; inserting a plurality of wire elements into the outer shell to form a wire construct, at least one of the wire elements including an outer tubing of a second biocompatible metal with the outer tubing filled with a core of a third biocompatible metal; and drawing the wire construct to form a drawn wire of reduced diameter with the outer shell having a second outer diameter less than the first outer diameter, and the plurality of wire elements being compacted together such that substantially no voids exist within the outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification