Coated wire
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1. A partially coated guidewire, comprising:
- an elongate core member;
a coil including a wire coupled to at least a portion of the core member, the coil having an exterior portion and an interface portion located where the coil interfaces with the core member; and
a coating disposed along at least a portion of the exterior portion of the coil;
wherein the disposition of the coating is less than the perimeter of the wire.
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Abstract
A coated wire for medical applications including a length of biocompatible wire material. The wire material can be coated along a portion of the perimeter of the wire. The deposition of the coating can cover less than the total circumference of the wire.
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32 Claims
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1. A partially coated guidewire, comprising:
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an elongate core member;
a coil including a wire coupled to at least a portion of the core member, the coil having an exterior portion and an interface portion located where the coil interfaces with the core member; and
a coating disposed along at least a portion of the exterior portion of the coil;
wherein the disposition of the coating is less than the perimeter of the wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A coated guidewire, comprising:
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a core member;
a coil encircling at least a portion of the core member, the coil having an exterior portion adapted for contact with the inner lumen of a cavity, an interface portion that is adapted and configured to be fixedly coupled to the core member, and a side portion that faces a succeeding turn of the coil;
wherein the exterior portion includes a lubricious coating, and wherein the interface portion and the side portion are free from the coating. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for coating a guidewire, comprising the steps of:
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providing a core member;
coupling a coil to at least a portion of the core member, the coil having an exterior portion and an interface portion that interfaces with the core member; and
coating the exterior portion of the coil with a coating material;
wherein the step of coupling a coil to at least a portion of the core member includes encircling the core member with the coil, wherein the coil encircles the core member at a pitch that defines a side coil region between succeeding turns of the coil, and wherein the side coil region is free of the coating. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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