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October 28, 2013
Terumo Launches 0.018-Inch Glidewire Advantage for Smaller Vessels
October 29, 2013—Terumo Interventional Systems (Somerset, NJ) announced the launch of its 0.018-inch Glidewire Advantage peripheral guidewire in the United States and Canada during the TCT 2013: Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in San Francisco, California.
According to the company, the Glidewire Advantage incorporates Terumo's DuoCore technology that fuses the original hydrophilic-coated Glidewire guidewire construction with a stiffer nitinol core encapsulated by a spiral, polytetrafluoroethylene coating. This design eliminates the need for multiple wire exchanges, which may reduce the risk of patient complications, noted Terumo.
With the addition of a new size, the Glidewire Advantage line of specialty guidewires can now be used in a broader range of procedures including visceral, above-the-knee, and below-the-knee applications. The guidewire enables physicians to cross the lesion, deliver the interventional device, and maintain access throughout the procedure using a single wire, stated Terumo.
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