STYLET WITH IMPROVED THREADABILITY

Abstract An assembly for accessing a superior vena cava of a patient without visualization of a vasculature of the patient. The assembly comprising a stylet which includes a core wire, the core wire having a pre-formed shape in a first state and a straightened shape in a second state, wherein a pote...

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Hauptverfasser: HORST, Benjamin, SPINKA, Mark, AMAN, Michael
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract An assembly for accessing a superior vena cava of a patient without visualization of a vasculature of the patient. The assembly comprising a stylet which includes a core wire, the core wire having a pre-formed shape in a first state and a straightened shape in a second state, wherein a potential energy of the core wire in the first state is less than the potential energy of the core wire in the second state.