Amplatz Super Stiff™
Guidewire
Boston Scientific's Amplatz Guidewire is a stainless steel wire with a flat-wire coil and PTFE coating. It is available in a variety of diameters and tip configurations to fit your preferences, your patients, and your procedures, designed so you can confidently straighten tortuous anatomies1 and deliver heavier instruments.2
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Stiff Shaft Construction
- Flat wire outer coil allows for larger inner core to provide added shaft rigidity
- Increased stiffness of the wire designed to provide stability within the urinary tract without compromising tip flexibility
Device Placement Support
- PTFE coating reduces friction along the wire
- When used in ureteroscopies, the stiffness of the flatwire design provides support for the advancement of equipment such as dilatation catheters and ureteral access sheaths
- Percutaneous placement of the Amplatz Super Stiff Guidewire down the ureter is designed to facilitate dilatation of the percutaneous tract.1,2
Multiple Tip Configurations
- Atraumatic flexible tip in a variety of profiles including 3.5cm flexible tip, 6cm Bentson, 7cm Bentson, and 3mm J-Tip
Ordering Information
| Order Number | UPN | Description | Tip Design | Size | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640104 | M0066401041 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 7cm Bentson-Type | .035in x 145cm | Box 5 |
| 640105 | M0066401051 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 3mm J-Tip | .035in x 145cm | Box 5 |
| 640108 | M0066401081 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 3.5cm Flexible | .035in x 145cm | Box 5 |
| 640106 | M0066401061 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 6cm Bentson-Type | .038in x 145cm | Box 5 |
| 640107 | M0066401071 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 3mm J-Tip | .038in x 145cm | Box 5 |
| 640109 | M0066401091 | Amplatz Super Stiff PTFE Coated Guidewire | 3.5cm Flexible | .038in x 145cm | Box 5 |
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References:
- Al-Kandari, A. et al. Difficulties in Instrumentation of Endourologic Procedures. Difficult Cases in Endourology. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
- Preminger, Glenn, and Badlani, Gopal, eds. Smith's Textbook of Endourology (3). Hoboken, GB: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 5 December 2016.