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Wires hydrophilic guidewires

Company Name Product Type Diameter Length (cm) Tip Type Comments
Abbott Vascular Name Nitinol (inch)
Hi-Torque 0.014 190, 300 Shapeable Designed for lower limb procedures,
Command tip available in standard and extra support
configurations
AngioDynamics AquaLiner Nitinol 0.032, 0.035, 150, 180, 260 Straight, Available in regular or stiff configurations;
0.038 angled hydrophilic coating
Available in standard, intermediate, stiff
Nit-Vu Nitinol 0.014, 0.018 80, 110, 180, Straight, configurations; silicone coating
300 angled 1-piece stainless steel core wire con-
struction; platinum coil tip for flexibility,
AngioDynamics Charter Stainless steel 0.014, 0.018 0.014 inch, Shapeable shapeability, and visibility; Glyce hydro-
(Distributed by Guidewire core wire con- 180; 0.018 tip philic coating
Navilyst Medical, struction inch, 140, Designed for super selective embolization.
Inc.) 180 Actone, dual-coil, provides exceptional
Asahi Intecc USA, torque response and durable tip-shape
Inc. Asahi Chikai V Stainless steel 0.014 165 Straight retention for distal branch and multiple
with hydrophilic vessel embolization.
coating Designed as workhorse guidewire for
neurointerventional procedures. Actone,
Asahi Chikai Stainless steel 0.014 200, 300 Straight dual-coil, provides exceptional torque
with hydrophilic response and durable tip-shape retention.
coating Asahi Chikai is designed with optimum
balance between tip flexibility and micro-
Asahi Chikai Stainless steel 0.010 200, 300 Straight catheter support.
10 with hydrophilic Designed as workhorse guidewire for
neurointerventional procedures. Actone,
coating dual-coil, provides exceptional torque
response and durable tip-shape retention.
Asahi Intecc USA, Treasure 12 Stainless steel 0.018 180, 300 Straight Asahi Chikai 10 is designed with opti-
Inc., distributed with hydrophilic 0.018 180, 300 Straight mum balance between tip flexibility and
by Cardiovascular coating 0.018 180, 300 Straight microcatheter support.
Systems, Inc. 12-g tip load and hybrid coating (hydro-
philic body/hydrophobic distal 1 mm);
Astato 30 Stainless steel one-piece core and spring coil design for
with hydrophilic 1:1 torque make this an ideal first choice
coating wire for the treatment of PAD, especially
highly stenosed lesions
Treasure Stainless steel 30-g tip load and hybrid coating
Floppy with hydrophilic (hydrophilic body/hydrophobic distal
coating 1 mm); high-penetration guidewire
specially designed with tapered tip to
Astato XS 20 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight break through fibrous caps and calcium
with hydrophilic deposits
coating 4.0-g tip load and hybrid coating (hydro-
philic body/hydrophobic distal 1 mm);
Workhorse guidewire for non-occluded
lesions provides superior torque and
handling characteristics, and better vessel
trackability allowing better distal place-
ment for device delivery.
20-g tip load and hybrid coating (hydro-
philic body/hydrophobic distal 1 mm);
high-penetration guidewire specially
designed for crossing complex lesions
with heavy calcifications and/or tough,
fibrous tissues, especially in smaller ves-
sels.

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hydrophilic guidewires (Continued) Wires

Company Name Product Type Diameter Length (cm) Tip Type Comments
Name (inch)

Asahi Intecc USA, Regalia XS 1.0 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight 1.0-g tip load and hydrophilic-coated
Inc., distributed with hydrophilic polymer wire specifically designed for tor-
by Cardiovascular coating over the tuous anatomy, highly stenosed lesions
Systems, Inc. polymer sleeve and small BTK arteries.

Bard Peripheral Porter Stainless steel 0.014 195, 300 Straight Hydrophilic guidewire in various levels of
Vascular, Inc. tip stiffness, providing excellent trackabil-
ity, steerability, visibility, and support for
delivery of therapeutic devices

Boston Scientific Transend-14 Hydrophilic coat- 0.014 135, 165, 190 2-cm Product features hydrophilic coating and
Corporation Steerable ing with scita- shapeable good torque response
Guidewire nium core tip

Transend-18 Hydrophilic coat- 0.018 135, 165 2-cm Product features hydrophilic coating and
Steerable ing with scita- shapeable good torque response
Guidewire nium core tip

Fathom-14 Hybrid stainless 0.014 200, 300 10 cm Utilizes a unique slotted nitinol hypotube
Guidewire steel and nitinol with 2-cm design to balance exceptional torquabili-
shapeable ty with tip softness and proximal support
or angled
tip

Fathom-16 Hybrid stainless 0.016 140, 180 10 or 20 Utilizes a unique slotted nitinol hypotube
Guidewire steel and nitinol cm with design to balance exceptional torquabili-
2-cm ty with tip softness and proximal support
shapeable
tip

Codman Neuroscout Stainless steel 0.014 205, 300 Shapeable Specifically designed for excellent tip
Neurovascular 14 Steerable with hydrophilic tip shaping and shape retention
Guidewire coating

Agility 10 Stainless steel 0.010 195 Shapeable The soft tips enable easy shapeability and
Steerable with hydrophilic tip safe vessel access; available in standard
Guidewire coating
and soft configurations

Agility 14 Stainless steel 0.014 205, 350 Shapeable The soft tips enable easy shapeability and
Steerable with hydrophilic tip safe vessel access; available in standard
Guidewire coating
and soft configurations

Agility 16 Stainless steel 0.016 175, 205 Shapeable The soft tips enable easy shapeability and
Steerable with hydrophilic tip safe vessel access; available in standard
Guidewire coating
and soft configurations

Cook Medical Alight 016 NT Nitinol core with 0.016 145, 175, 190, Shapeable The continuous, one-piece nitinol man-
Superselective polymer jacket 215 straight, dril optimizes torque transfer while its tip
Microwire and hydrophilic
Guide coating pre-shaped has been altered in a proprietary process
45º to enable shapeability; radiopaque poly-

mer jacket offers visibility under fluoro-
scopy; hydrophilic coating on the distal
29 cm

HiWire Nitinol core, poly- 0.018–0.038 150, 180, 260 Straight, Available in either a standard or stiff shaft
urethane jacket angled configuration

Roadrunner Nitinol core with 0.035–0.038 145, 180, 260 Straight, Available in either a standard or stiff shaft
PC platinum coils, angled configuration and a standard or long
polyurethane taper configuration
jacket

Roadrunner Nitinol core with 0.035–0.038 145, 180, 260 Angled, Distal 65 cm of wire is hydrophilic-coated
PC: Connors platinum coils, 2-mm J polymer; remaining portion is TFE coated
Modification polyurethane
jacket

Cordis Corporation Aquatrack Nitinol 0.035 150, 180, 260 Straight, Not provided
Hydrophilic angled
Nitinol
Guidewire

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Wires hydrophilic guidewires (Continued)

Company Name Product Type Diameter Length (cm) Tip Type Comments
Medtronic, Inc. Name Nitinol (inch)
Cougar LS Nitinol
Stainless steel 0.014 190, 300 J-curved, Cougar workhorse wire technology, avail-
straight able in hydrophilic and silicone

Cougar XT 0.014 190, 300 J-curved, Cougar workhorse wire technology, avail-
straight able in hydrophilic and silicone

Intuition 0.014 180, 300 Straight Intuition advanced workhorse wire
technology, available in hydrophilic and
silicone

ProVia 3 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight Designed to cross most demanding
lesions, available in hydrophilic and sili-
cone

ProVia 6 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight Designed to cross most demanding
lesions, available in hydrophilic and sili-
cone

ProVia 9 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight Designed to cross most demanding
with a lesions, available in hydrophilic and sili-
tapered cone
distal tip of
0.009 inch

ProVia 12 Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 Straight Designed to cross most demanding
with a lesions, available in hydrophilic and sili-
tapered cone
distal tip of
0.009 inch

Zinger Light Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 J-curved, Zinger workhorse wire technology; light
straight support; available in hydrophilic and
silicone

Zinger Marker Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 J-curved, Zinger workhorse wire technology with
straight marker bands; available in hydrophilic
and silicone

Zinger Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 J-curved, Zinger workhorse wire technology;
Medium straight medium support; available in hydrophilic
and silicone

Zinger Stainless steel 0.014 190, 300 J-curved, Zinger workhorse wire technology with
Support straight advanced support; available in hydro-
philic and silicone

Thunder Wire Stainless steel 0.014 180, 300 J-curved, Thunder extra support wire technology,
straight, available in silicone only
core to tip

Merit Medical Laureate Nitinol 0.035 80, 150, 180, Straight, Proprietary nitinol-core wire provides
Systems, Inc. Hydrophilic 260 angled, excellent 1:1 torque control; enhanced
Coated Guide and coating technology provides enduring
Wire straight lubricity for rapid vessel selection
long taper;
tip flexibil-
ity 5 cm;
available in
standard
and stiff
configura-
tions

H2O Nitinol 0.018, 0.025, 80, 150, 180, Straight, Nitinol core (for fluoroscopic visualiza-
Hydrophilic 0.035, 0.038 260 angled, tion); polyurethane jacket with hydro-
Coated Guide and philic coating; standard and stiff shaft
Wire straight
long taper;
tip flexibil-
ity 5 and 8
cm

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Wires hydrophilic guidewires (Continued)

Company Name Product Type Diameter Length (cm) Tip Type Comments
MicroVention Name Nitinol (inch)
Terumo Headliner
Hydrophilic 0.012, 0.016 200 45º angle, Proprietary Glidewire technology with
Coated 90º angle, gold coil at tip for enhanced radiopac-
Guidewire 90º/150º ity; distal tip specifically engineered for
double delicate neuro procedures; floppy and
angle, 1.5- standard tip taper available
mm J-tip
angle; tip
flexibility:
20 and 35
cm

Traxcess Nitinol 0.012, 0.016 200 Soft, atrau- First neuro guidewire to combine nitinol
Neuro matic tip; and stainless steel with the Terumo Glide
Guidewire shapeable technology, which allows for unlimited
1.4-cm tip shapeability throughout the procedure
length;
straight
with 0.012-
inch distal
diameter
to access
small ves-
sels

St. Jude Medical, HydroSteer Nitinol 0.018 150, 180 Angled, Hydrophilic coating
Inc. Nitinol straight

0.035, 0.038 150, 180, 260 Angled; Hydrophilic coating
straight,
J-tip

Stryker Synchro 14 Nitinol 0.014 200, 300 Shapeable Microfabricated nitinol distal hypotube
Neurovascular designed for efficient torque transfer

Synchro 14 Nitinol 0.014 200, 300 Shapeable Microfabricated nitinol distal hypotube
Support Nitinol designed for efficient torque transfer
Synchro 10
0.010 200, 300 Shapeable Microfabricated nitinol distal hypotube
designed for efficient torque transfer

Synchro2 14 Nitinol 0.014 200, 300 Shapeable, Designed for torque control; intended for
Pre-shaped reliable stability and flexibility; presented
with standard and soft tip options

Transend 14 Stainless steel 0.014 182 Shapeable Scitanium alloy core wire construction
EX enhances torque transmission and distal
support

Transend 14 Stainless steel 0.014 205 Shapeable Identical to the Transend EX Standard
Soft Tip Stainless steel but engineered with a softer tip
Transend 14
Floppy 0.014 205 Shapeable Identical to the Transend EX Standard
but with a softer 3-cm platinum coil tip
for improved tip-shape retention and
enhanced radiopacity

Transend 14 Stainless steel 0.014 205 Shapeable Identical to the Transend EX Standard
Platinum with platinum but designed for a more floppy distal seg-
ment
coil tip
Transend 300 Stainless steel 0.014 300 Shapeable An exchange wire identical to the
Floppy Transend 300 ES but with a floppier distal
segment
Transend 300 Stainless steel
Extra Support 0.014 300 Shapeable 300-cm exchange guidewire designed for
proximal support with a soft platinum
coil tip for superb radiopacity and atrau-
matic tip

Transend .010 Stainless steel 0.010 205 Shapeable 0.01-inch guidewire identical to the
Transend EX Standard; designed for push-
ability and flexibility

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hydrophilic guidewires (Continued) Wires

Company Name Product Type Diameter Length (cm) Tip Type Comments
Terumo Name Nitinol (inch)
Interventional Glidewire
Systems Hydrophilic 0.018, 0.025, 80, 120, 150, Angled, Super elastic nitinol core with polyure-
Coated 0.032, 0.035, 180, 260 straight, thane jacket and proprietary Glide tech-
Guidewire 0.038 J-curved, nology hydrophilic coating; available in
shapeable, standard and stiff shaft
proprietary
Bolia curve;
tip flexibil-
ity: 1, 3, 5,
8 cm

Glidewire Nitinol 0.018 180, 300 Shape: 45º Proprietary Glidewire technology with
Gold Nitinol and 70º gold band at tip for enhanced radiopac-
Hydrophilic angle; tip ity; for peripheral applications
Coated flexibility:
Guidewire 3, 5 cm
Glidewire GT
Hydrophilic 0.018 180 45º angle, Proprietary Glidewire technology with
Coated 90º angle, gold coil at tip for enhanced radiopacity;
Guidewire 90º/60º flexible distal tip designed for super-selec-
double tivity; for visceral applications
angle,
straight
(shape-
able); tip
flexibility:
25 cm

Glidewire Nitinol core 0.035 180, 260 Angled 25-cm hydrophilic distal portion for navi-
Advantage Nitinol core to gation; stiffer proximal portion with spiral
Hydrophilic stainless steel PTFE coating to support device delivery
Coated
Guidewire 0.014 180, 300 Straight Hybrid wire that fuses nitinol and stain-
Runthrough less steel for exceptional torque control;
NS tip is hydrophilic coated (nonplastic
jacket), with a hydrophobic cap for tac-
Vascular Solutions, Muskie Stainless steel tile feedback
Inc.
0.014 195, 300 Five Hydrophilic but not jacketed; 3-cm plati-
options for num coil for visibility
tip stiff-
ness: 3, 4.5,
6, 9, 12 g

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