The Ultra-Select guidewire: a new nitinol guidewire for coronary angioplasty.
The Ultra Select¿ guidewire is a solid nitinol core torque wire that recently became available for use in coronary angioplasty.  This wire has near one-to-one torque with kink resistant axial strength.  The wire is radioopaque and highly visible.  It is effective in negotiating severe tortuosity.  Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) has unique properties that allow for specific performance advantages for use in coronary angioplasty.  This report discusses this new guidewire and its use in coronary angioplasty.
Mooney
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Minneapolis Heart Institute/Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minnesota.
Mooney
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Pedersen
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Goldenberg
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Gobel
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D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male