A GUIDEWIRE HAVING A TAPER PORTION AND A COATING, AND A METHOD OF MAKING A GUIDEWIRE

摘要

A guidewire (1, 400) comprises a body portion (3, 402) having a first diameter, said body portion comprising a multiple filament group of individual wire coils (5, 406) wound adjacent to one another; a distal end (2, 408) having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter; and a taper portion (11, 410, 340) having a taper from the first diameter to the second diameter. A coating disposed over the distal end, taper portion, and at least a part of the body portion.