| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7296333 |
Process for providing composite radiopaque intracorporeal product |
November 20, 2007 |
| The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal flexible member, such as a helical coil, which is formed with at least one highly radiopaque component and at least one high strength component. In a presently preferred embodiment, the highly radiopaque component is at least 1 |
| 7294356 |
Performance enhancing coating on intraluminal devices |
November 13, 2007 |
| This invention comprises guidewires, stents and other intraluminal devices having a performance enhancing coating deposited using physical vapor deposition (PVD) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Preferably, a radiopaque coating comprising platinum, tungsten, iridium, tantalum or t |
| 6694595 |
Method of making a guidewire core |
February 24, 2004 |
| An intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method of making same that has an elongate inner core element with an outer layer of material disposed about the core element. The layer of material can be applied as a braid, strand or smooth layer of material, and is preferably a me |
| 6679853 |
Composite radiopaque intracorporeal product |
January 20, 2004 |
| The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal flexible member, such as a helical coil, which is formed with at least one highly radiopaque component and at least one high strength component. In a presently preferred embodiment, the highly radiopaque component is at least 1 |
| 6569107 |
Guidewires having a vapor deposited primer coat |
May 27, 2003 |
| An intraluminal device having an adhesive primer coat formed of a carbonaceous material and a lubricious top coat of a hydrophilic polymeric material. The invention also comprises the methods of making such intraluminal devices. The primer coat of the invention may comprise pure carb |
| 6520923 |
Performance enhancing coating on intraluminal devices |
February 18, 2003 |
| This invention comprises guidewires, stents and other intraluminal devices having a performance enhancing coating deposited using physical vapor deposition (PVD) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Preferably, a radiopaque coating comprising platinum, tungsten, iridium, tantalum or the |
| 6387060 |
Composite radiopaque intracorporeal product |
May 14, 2002 |
| The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal flexible member, such as a helical coil, which is formed with at least one highly radiopaque component and at least one high strength component. In a presently preferred embodiment, the highly radiopaque component is at least 1 |
| 6352515 |
NiTi alloyed guidewires |
March 5, 2002 |
| The present invention is directed to an intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method for making the same. The device, has proximal and distal ends and includes an elongated high strength proximal portion having proximal and distal ends. The device further includes a distal |
| 6325766 |
Guidewire having substantially nickel-free high-nitrogen austenitic stainless steel alloy |
December 4, 2001 |
| An improved guidewire having a core member formed from high-nitrogen nickel-free austenitic stainless steel alloy. This core member exhibits high tensile strength coupled with high ductility and high fatigue strength. The invention may also comprise a shapeable member for a guidewire |
| 6203505 |
Guidewires having a vapor deposited primer coat |
March 20, 2001 |
| An intraluminal device having an adhesive primer coat formed of a carbonaceous material and a lubricious top coat of a hydrophilic polymeric material. The invention also comprises the methods of making such intraluminal devices. The primer coat of the invention may comprise pure carb |
| 6142975 |
Guidewire having braided wire over drawn tube construction |
November 7, 2000 |
| An intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method of making same that has an elongate inner core element with an outer layer of material disposed about the core element. The layer of material can be applied as a braid, strand or smooth layer of material, and is preferably a me |
