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GLIDEWIRE® GT Guidewire

Go where you need to go. See what you need to see.

  • 25 cm distal taper designed to minimize vessel trauma that may improve selectivity of vessels
  • Choose from a wide selection of tip angles, including the unique double angle, to help navigate and select even the most acutely angled vessels

TERUMO GLIDE TECHNOLOGYTM Hydrophilic Coating

  • Provides unmatched lubricity*,1-3
  • Unique hydrophilic coating for easy vessel navigation
  • Durable coating is designed to minimize sliding resistance and deliver consistent performance

Polyurethane jacket with tungsten

  • Provides enhanced radiopacity of entire GLIDEWIRE® GT Guidewire

TERUMO Nitinol Alloy Core

  • Resists kinking for easier, faster navigation through even the most tortuous vessels
  • Restores shape to manufactured state for multiple uses in a single procedure

2 cm gold coil at distal tip

  • Provides enhanced radiopacity of tip for optimal visibility

Core-to-tip design

  • Designed to provide optimal torque control and navigation

*When compared to ZIPwire™, HiWire®, AQUATRACK® and Laureate®.

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GLIDEWIRE® GT Guidewire

PRODUCT CODE DIAMETER TOTAL LENGTH FLEXIBLE TIP TYPE GRIND LENGTH RADIOPAQUE LENGTH TIP SHAPE
RG*GW1618SP 0.016" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm 90° / 60° Double Angle†
RG*ES1618SP 0.016" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm Straight / Shapeable
RG*GA1818SP 0.018" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm 45° Angle
RG*GE1818SP 0.018" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm 90° Angle
RG*GW1818SP 0.018" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm 90° / 60° Double Angle†
RG*ES1818SP 0.018" 180 cm Standard 25 cm 2 cm Straight / Shapeable

†Distal / proximal

 

 

References:

  1. Shah A, Lau C, Stavropoulos SW, et al. Comparison of physician-rated performance characteristics of hydrophilic-coated guidewires. J Vasc Iinterv Radiol. 2008 Mar;19(3);400-5.
  2. Niazi K, Farooqui F, Devireddy C, Robertson G, Shaw RE. Comparison of hydrophilic guidewires used in endovascular procedures. J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Aug;21(8):397-400.
  3. Data on file.

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