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  • Slender wires designed to be inserted into a lumen or cavity in the body and advanced for a distance, typically over tortuous anatomy. Once the tip of the guide wire is in place, it is used to facilitate the advancement and/or placement/exchange of other (typically larger) devices such as a catheter or implant (e.g., a bone screw). Typically, guidewires comprise three key components: the shaft inner core, the outer coating or sheath, and the tip. They are typically characterized by their pushability, steerability, torsional strength and opacity.
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