title: A new guidewire with kink-resistant core and low-friction coating.
abstract: A new guidewire constructed from kink-resistant titanium-nickel alloy, polyurethane, and hydrophilic polymer is described. We have used this wire in 119 angiographic and 49 interventional procedures without complications. In numerous applications, it offers significant advantages over other guidewires. It is particularly helpful for angiography and interventional procedures requiring catheterization through markedly tortuous vessels, tight stenoses, or occlusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center, Madison 53792.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Strother
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Babel
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Crummy
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D009532:Nickel; D011108:Polymers; D011140:Polyurethanes; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D011108:Polymers; D011140:Polyurethanes; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium