Gaining access and navigating tortuous urinary track are the primary functions of ureteral guide wires. The nitinol guidewire is designed to optimize both functions. Made of a nitinol core wire it has a hydrophilic coating to aid in insertion and passage of instrumentation. It is available in various wire sizes, tip designs, and shaft configurations. It comes individually packaged, sterile and for single use.
Advanced Features:
Guide wire tip to be delivered to the desired position in a vessel
Transmit rotational forces from the operators hand to the tip
Advance balloon catheters/other devices on Guidewire
Allows moving the distal tip to search for the true lumen.
Permits shape memory retention of the distal tip throughout