Patents Represented by Law Firm Woodard, Emhardtm, Naughton Moriarty & McNett
  • Hydrophilically coated flexible wire guide
    Patent number: 5129890
    Abstract: A wire guide comprising an elongate central core and a coil formed of radiopaque material which is positioned substantially concentrically with the elongate central core. The wire guide also comprises a polymer sleeve which encloses the elongated central core. The guide wire further comprises a hydrophilic coating which substantially encloses the polymer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian L. Bates, Thomas A. Osborne