Table 1.
Properties of guidewires.
| Wire | Core | Tip | Tip coat | Tip dia | Tip load (g) | Polymer coating | Radio-opaque length (mm) | Lat supp at 155 mm | Penetrating power: tip load/area of tip (kg/m2) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion Blue | High tensile steel | Dual-core coil, 200 mm | Hydrophilic | O14 | 0.5 | No | 30 | Lowest tip load | ||
| Sion Black | High tensile steel | Dual-core coil, 200 mm | Hydrophilic | O14 | 0.8 | Yes, 200 mm | 30 | Dual-core, polymer coated | ||
| Gaia First | Stainless steel | Composite core, Micro-cone tip | Hydrophilic | O1O | No | 150 | Torquable wire, main feature is composite coil with a central core wire, wrapped by six acetone wires, with spring coil in periphery | |||
| Gaia Second | Stainless steel | Composite core, Micro-cone tip | Hydrophilic | O11 | No | 150 | ||||
| Gaia Third | Stainless steel | Composite core, Micro-cone tip | Hydrophilic | O12 | No | 150 | ||||
| Whisper MS | High tensile steel (Durasteel) | 45 mm coil | Hydrophilic | O14 | 1 | Yes, 290 mm | 30 | |||
| Pilot 150 | High tensile steel (Durasteel) | 45 mm coil | Hydrophilic | O14 | 2.7 | Yes, 290 mm | 30 | 8 (9) | ||
| Pilot 200 | High tensile steel (Durasteel) | 45 mm coil | Hydrophilic | O14 | 4.1 | Yes, 290 mm | 30 | 8 (9) | ||
| Fielder FC | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophillic | O14 | 0.8 | Yes, 220 mm | 30 | 9 (15) | ||
| Fielder XT | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophillic | OO9 | 0.8 | Yes, 220 mm | 160 | 9 (15) | 19 | |
| Fielder XT-R | Stainless steel | Composite coil, 160 mm | Hydrophillic | O1O | 0.6 | Yes, 170 mm | 160 | Fielder family but composite coil | ||
| Fielder XT-A | Stainless steel | Composite coil, 160 mm | Hydrophillic | O1O | 1 | Yes, 170 mm | 160 | Fielder family but composite coil | ||
| Crosswire NT | Nitinol | Polyurethane + tungsten in polymer coil | Hydrophillic | O14 | 4 | Yes | 40 | |||
| Choice PT | Unibody stainless steel | No coil | Hydrophilic | O14 | 2.1 | Yes, 380 mm | 350 | Light | ||
| PT Graphix | Unibody stainless steel | No coil | Hydrophilic | O14 | 1.7 | Yes | 30 | |||
| Cross IT 100 | Stainless steel | 300 mm coil | Hydrophillic | O1O5 | 1.7 | No | 30 | 24 (30) | 20 | |
| Cross IT 200 | Stainless steel | 300 mm coil | Hydrophillic | O1O5 | 4.7 | No | 30 | 24 (48) | 54 | |
| Cross IT 300 | Stainless steel | 300 mm coil | Hydrophillic | O1O5 | 6.2 | No | 30 | 24 (40) | 72 | |
| Cross IT 400 | Stainless steel | 300 mm coil | Hydrophillic | O1O5 | 8.7 | No | 30 | 18 (64) | 101 | |
| Miracle Brothers 3 | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophobic | O14 | 3.9 | No | 110 | 23 (60) | 32 | |
| Miracle Brothers 4.5 | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophobic | O14 | 4.4 | No | 110 | 23 (60) | 36 | |
| Miracle Brothers 6 | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophobic | O14 | 8.8 | No | 110 | 23 (60) | 106 | |
| Miracle Brothers 12 | Stainless steel | 110 mm spring coil | Hydrophobic | O14 | 13 | No | 110 | 23 (60) | ||
| Conquest 9 | Stainless steel | 200 mm coil | Hydrophobic | OO9 | 8.6 | No | 200 | 7 (10) | 135 | |
| Conquest 12 | Stainless steel | 200 mm coil | Hydrophobic | OO9 | 12 | No | 200 | 7 (10) | ||
| Conquest Pro 9 | Stainless steel | 200 mm coil | Hydrophillic | OO9 | 9.3 | No | 200 | 7 (10) | 146 | Distal most 1 mm of tip is uncoated |
| Conquest Pro 12 | Stainless steel | 200 mm coil | Hydrophillic | OO9 | 12 | No | 200 | 7 (10) | 195 | Distal most 1 mm of tip is uncoated |
| Conquest Pro 8-20 | Stainless steel | 200 mm coil | Hydrophillic | OO8 | 20 | No | 200 | Highest penetrating wire | ||
| RG3 | Stainless steel | 80 mm platinum coil | Hydrophillic | O1O | 3 | No | 30 | For externalization |