Extendable guidewire assembly

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 25/01 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2116441

2116441 9303786 PCTABS00020 An extendable guidewire assembly comprising: a guidewire (11) having a tapered proximal end; an extension wire (12) having a tapered distal end; and a polymeric tubular sleeve (13) that is fixedly attached about the tapered distal end of the extension wire such that the tapered distal end of the extension wire extends partly through the sleeve lumen, said lumen having a diameter that is smaller than the untapered diameter of the guidewire and wherein said lumen expands radially when the sleeve is under axial compression and contracts radially when the sleeve is under axial tension.

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