Guidewire with disposition to coil
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Oct 31, 2000
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Oct 30, 1997
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Oct 30, 1997
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Guidewires having a substantially permanent disposition or predispostion to assume the configuration of a coil are disclosed. The guidewire assumes a coiled configuration when not in use and a straight or substantially linear configuration when being used to place a medical device within the anatomy of a patient. Guidewires of invention advantageously reduces the likelihood that the guidewire will fall out of the sterile field during a medical procedure and become contaminated, requiring replacement. Methods for making the guidewire also are disclosed.
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