Peripheral vascular guidewire extension

Definition

A long, thin, sterile wire designed to provide the necessary length to allow the exchange of a catheter, or other interventional device, while maintaining the intravascular position of the catheter guidewire during an interventional procedure in the peripheral vasculature. It is typically made of polymer-coated [e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)] stainless steel and is supplied with a connector (e.g., self-locking taper) to facilitate its joining to the proximal end of the in situ guidewire to create the extension (e.g., 150 mm). After the catheter exchange, the guidewire extension can be detached and the guidewire used as intended. This is a single-use device.

GUDID devices

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Last updated

2026-06-04 19:44:10