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#Guidewire Structure
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It has 3 Basic Components

1.Shaft (Central core )
2.Distal Tip with coils/ cover & sleeve
3.Surface coating

1.#Centeral Core

It is inner & longest portion of guidewire making it backbone .it extends from proximal to distal end where it tapers. Image
There are 3 important aspects regarding centeral core are

i) #Core material

•Stainless steel
•High tensile Stainless steel
•Nitinol

ii) #Core diameter

O.010"-0.018" (0.014"Most common )

iii) #Tapering towards tip

•Short Tappered

•Long Tappered
#Wire Tip

i Tip may be Tapered or Non Tapered

ii There are 3 Tip Design

•One Piece Core Design ( core -Tip design)

•Two Piece core Design (Shapping ribbon design )

Hybrid

iii Tip coils /Covers / sleeves

Tip may be covered with coils /polymer cover /nitinol sleeve
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