| abstract |
This invention is a guide wire (100) for use in a catheter and is used for accessing a targeted site in a lumen system of a patient's body. The guide wire (100) may be of a high elasticity metal alloy, preferably an Ni-Ti alloy, having specific physical parameters, and is especially useful for accessing peripheral or soft tissue targets. The guide wire (100) includes a proximal section (102), a flexible distal section (104), a middle section (106) with necked down portion (108), wire coil (112), and end cap (110). |