MANOEUVERABLE GUIDE WIRE AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A guide wire (1) including an elongate tubular member with a distal end (3) and a proximal end (4), and at least one core member (2) disposed axially movable within the tubular member. A pre-shaped curved portion (12) on the core member is flexible. The tubular member has a first segment (5) with a rigidity causing a straithtening of the curved portion (12) when the latter is positioned within the first segment, and a second segment (9) which is flexible so as to be bent when the curved portion of the core member is positioned within the second segment.