guidewire
Thin insertable pathfinder
A guidewire is a thin, flexible wire used in medical procedures to navigate through blood vessels or body cavities, guiding catheters or other instruments to the target site.
The wire is inserted first, then the device slides over it: The surgeon threaded the guidewire into the coronary artery.
Essential in minimally invasive procedures like angioplasty and stent placement.
Inserted medical drainage tube
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- sheathProtective blade covering
balloon · insertion · lumen · percutaneous · thrombectomy · embolization · hemostasis · maneuverability
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
sheath · balloon · insertion · lumen · percutaneous · thrombectomy · embolization · hemostasis · maneuverability · torque
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- torqueRotational force measurement
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
tip · core · coating · diameter · length · taper · shapeable · nitinol · stainless · floppy
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
radial · aortic · carotid · peripheral · stenosis · occlusion · plaque · lesion · bifurcation · vessel
- Cath Labangioplasty, PCI, coronary stent, stent placement, stenting
- vascular devicesbypass graft, stent, catheter, cannula, shunt
- cardiac devicespacemaker, defibrillator, heart monitor, ECG, EKG machine
- cathetersfoley, balloon catheter, urinary catheter, cannula, IV line
- Endoscopy Toolsendoscope, laparoscope, colonoscope, sigmoidoscope, proctoscope
- endovascular proceduresangioplasty, stenting, embolization, thrombectomy, catheterization
guidewirecatheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
stent · sheath · implant · balloon catheter · introducer