Hydrophilic guidewire
Guidewire with a nitinol core and a slippery hydrophilic polymer coating, 0.035" or 0.038", with a straight or angled tip.
How it is used
Negotiates tortuous or stenotic ureteral anatomy to establish and maintain a safe access path for catheters, access sheaths, double-J stents or the ureteroscope itself.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-15.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.