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Guidewire Asahi soft

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Overview

Overview

The Asahi soft guidewire has the following performance characteristics found below.

Structure

Structure

  • Hydrophobic Coating
  • Soft tip
  • Flexible body
  • Support to deliver most interventional devices
  • Tip load: 0.5 g
  • Radiopaque length: 3 cm
  • Outside diameter: 0.014″
  • Total length: 180 cm – 300 cm

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