GUIDEWIRE HAVING A COIL EMBEDDED IN A POLYMER MATRIX AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

A guidewire having an embedded matrix polymer construction and methods of making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire or member having a proximal region and distal region, a jacket disposed over the distal region, and a coil disposed over the jacket. The coil may include a coating and may be embedded within the jacket.